Thank you for replying. I get your reasoning in this instance however your usual articles demand much more from the audience, my impression is that low mental resolution lemmings have no interest in your stack and people left reading these articles could handle something like -> these are postcards of Rabac, as it looked like in former Socialist republic of Croatia (ex-Yu).
My apologies for spirited writing but while I'm at it I would also contest the notion that Yugoslavia is gone! It's very much alive in minds and hearts of many (mainly those that were young and had it good back in the day), it's just that now they call it "Region".
Cultural, political, historical and economic pressures are enormous, and this is my chance to vent out a little. Don't hold it against me :)
Second, I cannot account any more for what readers may or may not infer from this Substack than anyone else is 'responsible' for what they read or see.
I'm very much aware of these notions, esp. prevailing among those who either long left Yugoslavia (I recall many a chat with 'Yugos' in Vienna decades ago, who still identified as such, incl. paraphernalia, such as lighters with Tito's picture on them).
Since you're from Croatia, I may well mention that my first book, entitled Urban Elites of Zadar (Viella, 2013), is a contribution to Croatian/Adriatic history; I'm quite 'in the know' about the region's history, and I won't hold anything against you.
Apart from that, my sister-in-law is originally 'from the region' (Bosnia), I have many dear friends from virtually all over 'the region', and I'm equally aware of the fact that esp. among young--.e., those born after 1991/92--there exists this kind of Yugo-nostalgia (for reasons I cannot comprehend, but then again, since I'm certainly a great many things BUT not Marxist/Socialist/Communist, I suppose I never will).
My primary motive is--I've 'inherited' these postcards, and they are wonderful; one day soon, I shall write a book based on them, but until them, I thought that I'd share some of the here.
This expanded explanation is very much appreciated.
"... I'm equally aware of the fact that esp. among young--.e., those born after 1991/92--there exists this kind of Yugo-nostalgia (for reasons I cannot comprehend, but then again, since I'm certainly a great many things BUT not Marxist/Socialist/Communist, I suppose I never will."
- it's easy to explain, there's a lot of money being pumped into popularizing this (not hard to imagine to what end and I think of it as soft (non kinetic) preparation of the terrain), especially through the club scene (newly composed serbian music founded on traditional eastern melos, easy women, booze and drugs), sporting leagues (various sports), omni present glorification of everything Yugo and daily reports on what goes on in Belgrade (as if Belgrade is the capitol of more then just Serbia) in almost all of the media. Not to mention other cultural appropriations of Croatian language and scientist during the past centuries.
Looking forward to getting my hands on a copy of Urban Elites of Zadar (Viella, 2013) and I hope that in your book on postcards you can make a distinction we discussed here.
P.S. I have a suspicion you meant "hvala for the comments" instead of "zdravo for the comments" :)
Lovely! Reminds me of Rabac of my youth. Of course, you are spot on the rest about Istria. Thank you very much!
My pleasure.
Stay tuned for part 2 tomorrow!
Croat here, just wondering about the title of this article. Why lend any credibility to ex Yugoslavia?
Hi, that’s simply because of the time these postcards originated.
Yugoslavia is gone, and the only reason I mention it is because it’s more easily recognisable than Croatian SSR…
Thank you for replying. I get your reasoning in this instance however your usual articles demand much more from the audience, my impression is that low mental resolution lemmings have no interest in your stack and people left reading these articles could handle something like -> these are postcards of Rabac, as it looked like in former Socialist republic of Croatia (ex-Yu).
My apologies for spirited writing but while I'm at it I would also contest the notion that Yugoslavia is gone! It's very much alive in minds and hearts of many (mainly those that were young and had it good back in the day), it's just that now they call it "Region".
Cultural, political, historical and economic pressures are enormous, and this is my chance to vent out a little. Don't hold it against me :)
Hi, first of all, zdravo for the comments.
Second, I cannot account any more for what readers may or may not infer from this Substack than anyone else is 'responsible' for what they read or see.
I'm very much aware of these notions, esp. prevailing among those who either long left Yugoslavia (I recall many a chat with 'Yugos' in Vienna decades ago, who still identified as such, incl. paraphernalia, such as lighters with Tito's picture on them).
Since you're from Croatia, I may well mention that my first book, entitled Urban Elites of Zadar (Viella, 2013), is a contribution to Croatian/Adriatic history; I'm quite 'in the know' about the region's history, and I won't hold anything against you.
Apart from that, my sister-in-law is originally 'from the region' (Bosnia), I have many dear friends from virtually all over 'the region', and I'm equally aware of the fact that esp. among young--.e., those born after 1991/92--there exists this kind of Yugo-nostalgia (for reasons I cannot comprehend, but then again, since I'm certainly a great many things BUT not Marxist/Socialist/Communist, I suppose I never will).
My primary motive is--I've 'inherited' these postcards, and they are wonderful; one day soon, I shall write a book based on them, but until them, I thought that I'd share some of the here.
This expanded explanation is very much appreciated.
"... I'm equally aware of the fact that esp. among young--.e., those born after 1991/92--there exists this kind of Yugo-nostalgia (for reasons I cannot comprehend, but then again, since I'm certainly a great many things BUT not Marxist/Socialist/Communist, I suppose I never will."
- it's easy to explain, there's a lot of money being pumped into popularizing this (not hard to imagine to what end and I think of it as soft (non kinetic) preparation of the terrain), especially through the club scene (newly composed serbian music founded on traditional eastern melos, easy women, booze and drugs), sporting leagues (various sports), omni present glorification of everything Yugo and daily reports on what goes on in Belgrade (as if Belgrade is the capitol of more then just Serbia) in almost all of the media. Not to mention other cultural appropriations of Croatian language and scientist during the past centuries.
Looking forward to getting my hands on a copy of Urban Elites of Zadar (Viella, 2013) and I hope that in your book on postcards you can make a distinction we discussed here.
P.S. I have a suspicion you meant "hvala for the comments" instead of "zdravo for the comments" :)
Hi again, you're correct--hvala, not zdravo (stilly me).
I do have a PDF of the proofs, if you're interested, drop me an email!