What was Yugoslavia to those who lived there? Some say it is a symbol of independence. Others say it is a developing and changing country that has something for everyone. An autonomous society for all its people. But many will conclude that it is not easy to say what Yugoslavia is.
Documentary author Boris Malagulski (who also directed Kosovo: Can You Imagine?) doesn’t think his childhood in Yugoslavia was all that bad. It’s a very close-knit culture where people care about each other in many ways. You just don’t see it that way in the western world.
He also remembers some other aspects of his life in Yugoslavia like his family, holidays, politics, economy, standard of living, free healthcare and education, guaranteed work rights, affordable public transport, housing and utilities, literacy The rate exceeds 90%, and the life expectancy is 72 years old, etc.
Yugoslavia was different because it built its own socialist economic model, a mixed economy of private capitalist enterprises with state-run industry and workers’ cooperatives. It is considered a success story of market socialism.
Its growth rate is higher than most countries in Western Europe. It has an advanced welfare state, it is a harmonious multi-ethnic society, and it is a model of development in many ways.
SEE ALSO: Death in Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia: A War That Could Be Avoided, Brothers Once, Srebrenica: A Cry from the Grave, Around the Balkans in 20 Days and The Secret Life of Radovan Karadzic.
I guess you could say that this country is really special. So why do people shed so much blood for it? What went wrong? Who should be responsible for this? If you think you know why Yugoslavia fell apart, get ready for two hours of shocking facts that will reveal Western intervention in the Balkans in different ways.
