The Breakup of Yugoslavia

Why did Yugoslavia split up? In this video, I attempt to look at the complex situation of the former Yugoslav republics and what led to their breakup.
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Satiate Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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[@a7128]

Yugoslavia was split up by UEFA because its national football team would be too strong.

[@nekojcovek8466]

Agreed

[@azrael7891]

I remember watching them. They were real good.

[@SiuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuXavii]

Boban, modrić, pijanić, šerič, milosevic, dzeko, jović, oblak

[@hulssero11]

That Bearded Guy i hate Yugoslavia but that team would be top 5 for sure,old communist Yugoslavia have picked players by national standard,so you needed to have all nations included in first team

[@EuroGuy85]

They could’ve possibly won the euro in ‘92 if they’d decided to not kill each other. Scmeichel really appreciated that, made a career at United based on that.

[@deniursicic7886]

"Today, all former Yugoslav republics are peaceful and prosperous nations." Clearly you do not live there.

[@matevzzajc2222]

Lol yea

[@benfarmer-webb1016]

@Complex Construct Scottish

[@good8619]

Kako je to zajebo.

[@Gavrilooo]

@@good8619 da hahahhaa

[@sun_geography]

lol tru

[@nikos8247]

I was always wondering as a Greek neighbour why they split... This video has helped me to understand more about that... They had a dream basketball team, it was almost impossible to beat them!

[@andrewong2956]

Which is exactly where and how the skopjes first appeared!

[@user-be2cx5mf5v]

@@andrewong2956 Watch the video again, especially the first part

[@andrewong2956]

@@user-be2cx5mf5v You mean how Yugoslavia first formed?

[@milakapovic1092]

We split because Serbia attacked us and that is only true

[@exoticmoods1650]

​@@milakapovic1092 why did they attacke you? What have you done?

[@heavensnangels]

As someone who lives in Bosnia, born 11 years after the war, you got everything perfectly right. Its so scary what happened and sends chills down my spine. Both of my parents fought for Bosnia and their lives not so long ago. I pray this doesn't happen again.

[@Hagser]

Shitcountry Croatia 🇭🇷 is member of NATO what do you think about that?😂🤦‍♂️

[@heavensnangels]

@@Hagser i dont think i quite understand what is the reason behind your statement

[@SaadAltuilaai]

So you are like 13? 👶🏼

[@heavensnangels]

@@SaadAltuilaai sixteen

[@mikechanel2387]

Hey, I’m Bosnian too with a Bosnian dad

[@mohammadgalihputra4081]

People: So how complicated is your history? Balkan: Yes

[@ShredderZXTF2]

KZbin commenters are the least funny people in existence

[@mikebather6688]

ShredderZX shut up fake European

[@LanceCrowMusic]

Let's just blame it on the Serbs again.

[@eneaqoshi]

@@LanceCrowMusic lets blame it on albania again.

[@robertmasina4610]

If people from outside the Balkans find the history of that region complicated, one can't blame them.

[@SuperLusername]

Balkans produce more history than they can consume.

[@BlySS93]

It's crazy here. I still have no idea how this many ethnic groups are on soo little land.

[@matiasnigrum1348]

TheSaneWarboy so little?...it is not so little at all....ok comparable with China or Russia or Usa but you have many many more lands way smaller with even more etnic groups.....o

[@SuperLusername]

***** And croatia, slovenia, serbia, Bih, montenegro and kosovo is not? I know full well what balkan is.

[@matiasnigrum1348]

Evilsamar Slovenia is not Balkan...check better the borders...

[@matiasnigrum1348]

Znik NEVER was...if we were part of yugoslavia this does not mean that we are a balkan country..if we are a balkan country than also Italy and Austria are balkan country or not?....your geography seems very poor;)

[@tarrynharris373]

When I was at school I met a girl who had come from Bosnia. This was in 1999-2000. I have always been interested in finding out some of what she had lived through. We made a connection even though we had just met and it was good to talk to someone who also came from an country that was politically unstable and violent (mine being South Africa) despite the instability being there for very different reasons. I never saw her that much again, not sure if she moved away. I think about it often. Everyone else went to lunch and we stayed talking because no one else around us seemed to understand.

[@bascelija]

In which country the two of you went to school ?

[@tarrynharris373]

@@bascelija Western Australia

[@rn6045]

@@tarrynharris373 the best state in Straya 😌

[@PT-91_Twardy]

Saddest breakup in history

[@ddlmao3504]

"Usa politics are sooo complicated " The balkans: hold my rakija...

[@spacelover9635]

Bruhhhhhı lolololol

[@bleh1569]

Lmao

[@JackTheBunnyYT]

Rakija means whine beer is pivo

[@ddlmao3504]

@@JackTheBunnyYT no vine is vino

[@bleh1569]

@@JackTheBunnyYT Rakija is rakia, vino is wine lol

[@knguyennguyen5559]

How to create a comment war: Create a video on a) Israel b) Balkans c) Cyprus

[@falcon2093]

I think India and Pakistan are on Top in Comment War

[@neverluckym8728]

Northern Ireland is Irish.

[@KennyGold-tc3yy]

@@neverluckym8728 no its korean

[@furiouslobster7912]

@@KennyGold-tc3yy Liberian

[@jhonsmithers4853]

Alberta/Quebec EU UK South Africa And Bayonetta in smash ultimate.

[@MyBelch]

In the early 90s, I was an editor on the international desk of an English language daily newspaper in Tokyo. I was in my late 20s and had never been to the Balkans. Watching this video unleashed a flood of memories regarding the news I handled every day and all the names, places and events came back in an instant. Well done on an informative video. Cheers.

[@armanbosnjak5184]

Everything is very accurate this video is very educational and you did a great job 👏

[@hawke3539]

As a citizen of Bosnia I have to say that this video was astoundingly well done.It was impartial and backed by facts and not eithers side propaganda. There is just one thing that was incorrect about it that was at the end that the republics are now prosperous. We are not prosperous we are poor as fuck lol.

[@NenadRadovanovicnesaplay]

Nah man, quality of life is still high. I moved to USA 2 years ago for work, and travel often to Sarajevo and Belgrade, and our "carpe diem" hedonistic mindset is just uncontested! We manage way more with 200-500e than what people do here with $1500-3000, while spending more time with friends and family

[@hawke3539]

Nenad Radovanovic While a quarter of the population is unemployed, corruption is at an all time high, most salaries are around 200 e and thousands of ppl leave every year. Now my statement was that we are not prosperous and that we are poor as fuck and these facts confirm that. Now you are right about are mindset and we just dont give a fuck about that and enjoy life as much as we can. Seems that "different" nations of former Yugoslavia have a pretty same mindset lol.

[@petar.pandza]

Hawke35 mogu li ti reć da ri je engleski ekstra ;)

[@hawke3539]

Petar Pandža Sad ne kontam jel to sarkazam il ne haha..ako nije jbg buraz igrice, filmovi,ovo ono nauci se ponesto XD

[@hawke3539]

Lux Matrix NOW THAT is an awesome plan..I thing that anyone with at least some brain is planning to get out of here..

[@romulusaikido1]

And this is the SiMPLIFIED version!

[@NickGhale]

BAAYDUHH

[@serbtesla]

It really is.

[@lildreadnaughtstarwar]

I think I’d rather have the Oversimplified version

[@jorgeh.r9879]

@@lildreadnaughtstarwar Me too. Although this one is good

[@darkone_2013]

if you look at that topic more closely you are going to ser that Croatia isn’t as innocent as portrayed here

[@brucedanton3669]

Thank you for this of course, which is very interesting too. Well done too!

[@corythacker671]

Thanks for the video! That was a great recap.

[@balomamedeki2044]

"We will defend every inch of croatia" I am prety sure he said centimeter. Edit: this was a joke that was nothing to do with Yugoslavia and now i started a war in replies. I was just making fun of imperial system and how we use metryc, and now everyone thinks i am fascist

[@kapec21]

Or every meter🤣

[@popsiking3505]

Hi frim Croatia abd he didn't

[@bigsmokey2292]

he said "pedalj" which means inch

[@Hadahuda]

Logan History Walker and i am pretty sure we dont care

[@kategoried7501]

We win the war thanks God! Long live Franjo Tuđman!

[@JohnnyCapss]

One of the most confusing wars Ive ever watched a video on.

[@edwingraca7708]

JONATHan CaPiChanO u have never heard of the war of the roses...that was a nightmare to read

[@mzakt7]

JONATHan CaPiChanO Imagine what its like to have to study this shit in history classes, and especially when you get biased af lessons tryimg to justify your "side's" actions. Both sides had blood on their hands and did horrible stuff but of course they won't admit it about themselves, they just point out the horrors commited by their "enemies", bunch of hypocritical cunts

[@claypl7021]

try war of the bucket

[@tino8735]

I agree, this video is bullshit, serbs were not afraid of Croatia becoming independent because of WW 2, they wanted the "Great Serbia" and genocide all others.

[@joksa969]

It's a good thing you guys don't hold bias opinions...

[@TheTEN24]

This is extremely informative and well made for someone of Croatian descent like myself. Interesting to learn more about what exactly happened

[@jorgesebastianmartineztruj6472]

Thanks for this video, I learned a lot!

[@ghhbbgokijuy1142]

Most of the World: I miss 90s. Former part of Yoguslavia: Are we joke to you?!

[@aleksanderlikar5375]

I am from Slovenia and the 90s were great for us. What was happening in Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia were terrible. I still remember the frightened refugees today.

[@b-mixchannel6735]

@@aleksanderlikar5375 you still remember Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia? Is Kosovo a joke to you? After all thats where the worst masacres happened.

[@aleksanderlikar5375]

@@b-mixchannel6735 I apologize to you first. Kosovo too, I agree.

[@timesnewlogan2032]

Most of the World: *Yes.*

[@casablanca08769]

The 90s for Kosovo was the worst decade ever.

[@jbcheema9883]

"War is when young are tricked by the old to kill each other." -Niko Bellic

[@Lazer-bp9lf]

Actually the actual quote is "War is where the young and stupid are tricked by the rich and powerful to kill each other." - Niko Bellic

[@senko1094]

@@Lazer-bp9lf the actual quote is "war is where the young and stupid are tricked by the old and bitter into killing each other"

[@offdeadeye88]

Literally just started gta 4 as I read this creepy 🤓

[@Donmenon]

Best character we got ❤️

[@instantgratification3925]

True hero

[@gilbertfranklin1537]

In May 2021 a channel called Knowledgia posted a 12-min video titled "Why did Yugoslavia Collapse", which I had just finished watching. Having now watched this video, I am very impressed with how much better this account of these wars are - especially with the accuracy and completeness of the events. The difference was so great that I simply must subscribe now. Thank you, WonderWhy! 😏

[@IgnjatHorvath]

The video "Why did Yugoslavia Collapse" is very faulty and shallow explanation of collapse of Yugoslavia. Any effort to explain divisions between Ex-Yugoslav nations and final collapse without any mention of Greater Serbia as an Serbian idea concieved around mid 19th century will result in very shallow and unsatisfactory explanation of subject. Also, video is containing bunch of ideas which are wrong, first of all, before Yugoslavila broke, Croats and Slovenes naver supported alleged separatism of Albanians at Kosovo autonomuos region, nor such idea existed before late 1990-es. Instead, only what existed at Kosovo region during Yugoslav federation were large birthrates among Albanian population, which resulted local Serbians suddently became minority, and became very anxious. When talking about Kosovo it is iportant to know Serbs consider the place as historical birth place of Serbian nation, this is another important reason they are anxious about fact they became minority. Furthermore, it is completely wrong idea the collapse of Yugoslavia started because Kosovo (and alleged Croatian and Slovene support of idea), it started exactly because of Serbian nationalism and expansionism led by Slobodan Milosevic, which tried to form Greater Serbia taking large parts of Croatian and Bosnian territory, commiting mass atrocities, ethnical cleansing of non Serbs, and all kind of war crimes. Video never mentioned fact, at beggining of 1990. Serbia led by Milosevic first spread huge fear among Croatian Serbs missusing history, also Yugoslav army dominated by Serbs gave local serbs abundance of heavy weapons, and local Croatian Serbs started rebelion against Croatia (very same Russia did at Donbas and Luhansk region in Ukraine). Also video never mentioned, Serbian tanks and thousands of soldiers crossed over Croatian border to invade Croatia, video never mentioned Vukovar, Croatian town at very border of Croatia and Serbia, that was invaded by Serbia after it was flattened with earth sa same as Mariuople in Ukraine. In Vukovar Serbian forces commited huge attrocities ranging from mass rape, mass murder, mutilation of people to arson and destroying historical buildings. Again you would understand subject much much better if you get known better with efforts of creation of Greater Serbia, which led not only to colalpse of second Yugoslavia but also to WW1 and creation of Kingdom of Yugoslavia and all Serbian issues with their neighbours since second half of 19th century till today

[@thepeppanugget3594]

I’m super thankful for this video, I wanted to write about Yugoslavia for an English essay and I didn’t expect this subject to be this wide. I would be so confused if this video didn’t exist!

[@KatoTVcsgo]

*"Please reconsider your independence"* - Polite yugoslavs with tanks

[@MA-cx9os]

The reason why they send tanks is becouse slovenian Territorial Defense attacked yugoslav bases and outpost, they turned off electrcity,water to the families of officers of yugoslavian army who livde in slovenia, they even killed yugoslav soldiers on a border post while they were surrendering the camera was there from news from germany i think.

[@Boyar300AV]

Are you talking about Ukrainian army involvement in Donbass?

[@MA-cx9os]

@@Boyar300AV No, am talking about the break down of yugoslavia and the beginging in slovenia.

[@slosova]

@@MA-cx9os Not true. Barracks were attacked and power was cut down as retaliation after they send tanks on our streets and not earlier. Slovene TO did not attack YPA until they got out of barracks with tanks and infantry. That is the fact whether you like it or not.

[@MA-cx9os]

@@slosova Ofcorse yugoslav nacional army army of yugoslavia,slovenia were in yugoslavia so slovenian to attacking jna is seperatis attack and they should have kill all seperatist not widraw a legal force from a legal land l.

[@SoulArtSound]

Believe me, this is short, simplified version.....

[@waldensiansylph4869]

😂 and that's an understatement

[@ZahdShah]

theres a 6 part bbc documentary. i watched part one and they havent even mentioned bosnia yet...

[@meyoumovie]

Yeah, they forgot to mention Bill Killton illegally dropping depleted uranium bombs, they also forgot to mention Slobodan Milosevic was found innocent but they kept him in jail anyways until he died or was killed.

[@kylevernon]

meyoumovie You’re not 100% right. It was NATO that was responsible for the uranium bombings, not USA. US never declared a formal war. Milosevic wasn’t exonerated until 2016 which was years after his death or assassination. He was still on trial, which means he wasn’t guilty or innocent yet so it makes sense he was still in jail.

[@manuele.itriagom.728]

I believe you... But for people from the other side of the world. It's a good way to get interested.

[@sedahmontix6006]

great video! really informative!

[@lovegais]

As a half Serb born in Sweden, my father never spoke about the war and went so far as to not teach me and my siblings the language growing up thinking we would never go to his homeland because of the conflict. For me to research this topic in an unbiased manner has been a difficult task and I am trying my best to look at the conflict from every possible angle. Thank you for making this an educational historical video about this terrible conflict, and I wish all the balkan people nothing but love

[@lucasacevedo3202]

I can already tell all the Serbs, Croats, Macedonians, Bosnians, and Albanians are going to flip shit over this.

[@WonderWhy]

+Lucas Acevedo Yup. I'm prepared. I tried my best to be as neutral as possible, but it's impossible to please everyone.

[@lucasacevedo3202]

+WonderWhy Yeah. You did a pretty good job on it, but just like you said: you're always gonna shit in at least one person's Cheerios.

[@Mattija94]

+Lucas Acevedo Nah, we won't..this is pretty much how it went down, all sides did very horrible things. Only people who'll flip are people fueled by nationalistic ideologies who think their peoples sacrifice is the biggest while others isn't. Even though I know that Kosovo and B&H are still ticking time bombs waiting to blast, I hope it all settles peacefully some day. May it never happen again.

[@lucasacevedo3202]

+Mattija94 Indeed. I meant the nationalists in my comment, by the way. But you know what'll happen; a nationalist will find this and say Macedonians don't exist or Kosovo belongs to the Serbians or Bosniaks have no right to live or something like that's.

[@Mattija94]

Yeah, I personally have family who have been involved in war from Serb side and I'm still not holding a grudge, so I don't understand these so call "nationalists", especially ones who don't even remember those days. It's easy to threaten one another and say certain stuff when you haven't been through that kind of stuff.Most of them were either too young to remember, or weren't even born. We have to much hatred between slavs these days, it shouldn't be spread on next generations..

[@mitchellbrown5846]

It's funny that the man who talked about "Brotherhood and unity" had the middle name Broz. " Hey man, let's be Broz"

[@Shotwells]

+Froid It's funny with Stalin. Stal is the Russian word for Steel so technically he could be called the man of steel.

[@SuperMegaPeanut]

+Shotwells Also, here in Sweden, Superman is called Stålmannen, literally the man of steel, or the steel man. So there's an joke among Swedish communists, where Stalin is called Superman!

[@mitchellbrown5846]

+Froid I didn't know that. Thanks :)

[@michaelcooke1235]

Broz Before Hoz

[@EndrCat]

+Mitch Brown lol

[@Senneeeuh]

Great explanation. Crystal clear

[@dafullclip]

Very informative. Thanks

[@joekoz3815]

When growing up in Cleveland, no one said their nationality was Yugoslavian. You were a Slovene,Croat,Serb,etc. When the fighting began we were not at all surprised.

[@joekoz3815]

@Slaven Kripto Yes, a made up country.

[@southp55]

Come to think of it, people in school would identify that way, except for my neighbours who always said they were Yugoslavians

[@Exekutioncro]

Most yugoslavs however still live in the US to this day :p

[@Gorzaza]

@@joekoz3815 Lmao, all countries are "made up"! It was a federation not all that unlike todays EU. I remember being young and confused about how we can live in Slovenia and Yugoslavia at the same time. XD The reason for fighting was that with Titos death, there was nobody to keep nationalisms and various church patriarchs in check or provide common point of identification (he was half Croat, half Slovene, living in Beograd). Balkan peoples are old peoples, proud of their respective heritages with a strong faith, big temper and looooong memory. But who can blame them? A lot of healing has to take place here. A common Yugoslav state was acctully in my opinion a brilliant attempt to put all old hatreds to rest, too bad, people didnt listen!

[@kylevernon]

All countries created by a union or confederation of different cultures and religions will be like that initially. It’s called Sectionalism. It leads to massive problems and ends up harming the entire country as a whole. In the United States pre-civil war the state you lived in used to be considered more of an identity than a national identity. It’s the reason why secession was so easy for people to get on board with. Robert E Lee opposed slavery but the only reason he seceded was because he saw himself as a Virginian more than an American. Its understandable but quite dangerous. While I’m usually for independence, I have sympathy for the Serbians who simply wanted to keep their country together even through violence when NATO intervened. I can without a doubt say that if Europe got involved in the American Civil war things would have been very bad for the US and the world eventually. However I’m still going to side with the countries that wanted their independence from Yugoslavia because they were countries that have existed for hundreds of years. They had their own culture and they were forced together by the Serbia and the Western Allies in WW1 and then conquered by Germany in WW2, and then influenced by USSR.

[@stup1db1tchlmao8]

I’m from Balkan and I’m always interested in listening people from other countries speaking our names...😂😂

[@planeflight1202]

Zar ne? Smešno do besvesti kad ljudi pričaju slav imena.

[@lukastefanovic5732]

Random Idiotical Vibes “Slobodan Milosević” “Franko Tućman”

[@markoangelovski863]

*МАСЕДОУНИЈА*

[@TrooperGamma421]

I'm Brazilian and I don't know what which of this names means but I really like them!😂

[@taulantmances9888]

You are from Balkans??? What is your language

[@maturetraveller5683]

Very interesting explanation, thank you

[@ultrayeets]

My parents both grew up in Mostar and had to flee during the war, crazy to think how if some of these things didn’t happen how different my life could be. Awesome video!

[@mr.gilbert2790]

I’ve been to Mostar, one of the most beautiful and serene towns I’ve been to. Almost cracked my head walking on the bridge cos the marble was so smooth

[@siopao8137]

“... but everything changed when Tito died”

[@Joe_Mama661]

And then the *everybody* attacked

[@tysm.]

Underrated ahahahah

[@plissken94th57]

Well what did you expect they lied about his death for 10 years!!

[@endingparasite8]

Evrything changed when the fire nation attacked

[@lianborgiademedici1016]

Yes

[@ferratovic]

Welcome to Balkans where we hate each other but still give 12 points during the Eurovision.

[@katinthehat7655]

always, we might have had wars, but we don’t betray in eurovision

[@sanschungus5496]

Sadly Eurovision is run by politics

[@megg8566]

We don't hate each other but when one group tries to suppress another, how can there be war. I am albanian and I have a very good Serbian friend. He is intelligent enough to understand that he cannot justify the oppression and the genocide that had been done. When acceptance happens, we can move forward and establish peaceful relationships.

[@user-ts2ny8jg9d]

@@megg8566 same here, a lot of my hrvatski family still refuse to acknoledge some of the very bad things that happened in the past, but we cant solve the problem if we cannot accept the past first

[@PoizonGirl.]

@@user-ts2ny8jg9d its the damn elite, or secret agendas. We never get told the truth. So the regular people blame and hate one another. yet both kinda got screwed. I feel like it's always a lie that gets told by some deceiver... Like currently. This time worldwide... We need to unite, when clearly they even make us distance so much so they force us a corona diagnoses some places?! Which means loss of rights... ur kids will be taken... according to the law they wanna pass. Right? Correct me if wrong, i wish i was wrong so much. At least in usa. Its called trace act 66 66 🦧🤷‍♀️🙃 Unite!!!

[@yesir869]

Love the accent my friend love your video from belgrade!

[@itsmezac5468]

All that I got from this is that Serbia has control issues.

[@HaraBoss]

Serbia has problem with political extremism. Most of the people are nice and peaceful tho!

[@belosevickris3379]

@@HaraBoss No more than other republics at the time

[@AndrejNikolov-xw2gi]

Fun fact: Stalin sent many assasins to kill Tito but they were all discovered and sent home.Tito sent a letter to Stalin: Dear friend, don't send any more assasins or I will send one to Moscow and he won't need to be sent home.

[@ulp1364]

That's funny!

[@nemanjal]

Thay's true. ☺

[@adissabovic]

To, pionirčino zakleta!

[@christianpogorzelski1858]

That's awesome! How do you know that?

[@adissabovic]

Evribadi nouz dat, dud...haha

[@goblinkillahd8396]

War is when the young and stupid are tricked by the old and bitter into killing each other. ~ Niko Bellic

[@matejmihalik848]

THERE IS NO FUCKING WAY THAT SOMEONE HERE IS QUOTING NIKO FUCKING BELLIC LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLL

[@jacknasty6940]

That wasn’t Niko That Tony the neighborhood slow adult

[@ronnyron4681]

With the help from the CIA made the conflict even more beautiful.

[@cjhepburn7406]

Nice Quote.

[@drumyogi9281]

"Niko, this is your cousin Roman. Let's go bowling!" -Cousin Roman.

[@AndrewEvenstar]

thanks so much for this video. went to Bosnia a few years ago and now in Belgrade. visited TITO"S grave a few days ago. this region is among my favorite in the world and always looking to study / learn more ! edit: wow, I guess I watched this in Bosnia, as I have already commented on this video 😅

[@zachboudreault2904]

My dad fought in this war and been in many more causing him to have PTSD what you have said in the video and what he told me was pretty accurate but was a little different

[@lazar1132]

I am half Bosnian and half Serbian and have family from every country of Yugoslavia and we get along very well and love each other. The biggest problem was nationalism, the politicians and media creating hate. The people actually like each other and get along very well.

[@big7074]

Sounds like what’s going on America now

[@cx_deeznuts_xx4581]

Yugoslavia used to be fine. You could travel anywhere without a problem my parents say. But I guess it’s different for everyone

[@ElMartino23]

If you were pro communism/socialism it was a FANTASTIC place to live. It was so fucking great actually my grandfather and grandmother fled in the 70’s and her brother fled to France.

[@ivanjelenic5627]

there's still nationalism going around in most of croatia... (I'm croatian) it's really sad to see that people never learn. if you overlap the poorest and most nationalistic parts of croatia on the map, it's almost a 100% match. what's worse, the majority of the population is in those parts of croatia... so it's hard to move the country forward, because you can never win in elections.

[@mishacol]

You know, the most bloody fights usually happen among relatives lol.

[@lillyie]

Reason: due to political instability Comments: to prevent a godlike football team

[@tuga_ace]

Or basketball team

[@blackmercury956]

Imagine if Yugoslavia never broke up. The team that would have played the 2018 world cup consist of: Modric, Rakitiç, Milisovic-savic, Mitrovic, Pjanic, Skrna, Vida, Oblak, omggg

[@arizonad8012]

@@tuga_ace Or almost every other sport in fact. :)

[@VidZeen]

Or basketball. Holy shit. Average height over 2m :)

[@aisuryavinayakdas5171]

@@blackmercury956 add vlahovic,ilicic,jovic,kolarov,kolasinac, Kovacic,vrsaljko,perisic,mandjukic

[@curtpiazza1688]

Good presentation!

[@BtownFun]

Makes my head spin trying to understand the dense history of this region 😵‍💫 but you did a good job summarizing! Coming from a Serbian-American

[@100M2B]

I'm glad that I don't have to take a history exam on this.

[@angryinternetperson6629]

It's not super complicated as non-Balkan people think. But yeah... you might not want to know how much hate there actually is on our damned lands. 😳

[@angryinternetperson6629]

@@mileusniicm Problem?

[@almomedvedec896]

You're glad you don't have arguments about the wars

[@andrewmcmillan9419]

Me too..!

[@andrewmcmillan9419]

Glad I don't have to take History exams on this!

[@darwindelosreyes8413]

Bosnia : I want to swim Croatia: *NO*

[@iCEL55]

I wondered about that too, how unfair is that???

[@joco8290]

Bosnia actually has a small part of the Adriatic sea. The city there is called Neum.

[@darwindelosreyes8413]

@@joco8290 imagine having 98% / 2% on having the sea. Coz Neum beach only measured 2miles / 12 kilometers dumb useless

[@iCEL55]

@AmeriKa1050 The Ustashe regime systematically murdered approximately 200,000 to 500,000 Serbs.The Ustashe cruelty and sadism shocked even Nazi commanders. Men, women, children were hacked to death, thrown alive into pits and down ravines, or set on fire in churches. Children were found impaled by stakes in villages. -Wikipedia.

[@alicZd]

Tito: yes

[@franciskhoury4288]

Thank you for this making very educational summary. By the way, in the graphic at 7:29, you mean to use the word "secede" rather than "succeed".

[@Aleksamson]

Watching this from Slovenia, this was factual and surprisingly neutral, very unbiased take.

[@hellothere589]

Guys as someone from a Yugoslavian country believe me when I say this Is the simplified version

[@michaelregis1015]

Jesus, this is simplified? My God.

[@lianborgiademedici1016]

@@michaelregis1015 of course it is

[@legendserb1559]

@@michaelregis1015 this you can consider like entry level of understanding break up of Yugoslavia

[@mirjanamilosavljevic4261]

😂😭very stupid video ,

[@putler965]

@@michaelregis1015 The BBC did a great documentary that's on KZbin - The Death of Yugoslavia.

[@vbacs22]

"The Breakup of Yugoslavia"? *grabs popcorn, STRAIGHT TO THE COMMENTS!

[@Anakin66x]

thats what i thouth lmao

[@roguegrowler5922]

the best and most realistic comment 😂

[@urmasice3385]

During the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. serbs wanted their claims made at Treaty of London 1915. for Greater Serbia, but Allies said that if Yugoslavia isnt made, they will retain AustroHungary. So they accepted unity with croats. What is interesting, France offered Serbia Madagascar for keeping Habsburg monarchy.

[@vbacs22]

Urmasice As a Hungarian myself, I must say I'm not fond of those Paris conferences at that time.

[@mannshah518]

Yup.

[@svhoecke]

Thank you!

[@fbomb3035]

There should be a series about this it would be a banger

[@justinv588]

I was thinking while watching this, "Damn, am I slow? I'm having trouble following this". I feel better after reading the comments.

[@dreamer3776]

Justin Valderrama, I felt the same while listening about this mersless bloody madness of serbs. Nevertheless the vidio is great. Like & respect to the author.

[@waldensiansylph4869]

Exactly

[@Butmunch666]

@@dreamer3776 The serbs werent merciless bloody madmen, this account is not the full story. The full story is just way more fucked up. But in general the serbs wanted to keep their power, keep yugoslavia together, and there were forces outside that wanted to stop it. This also combines with all of the internal divisions that were always there and they just got boosts from outside forces. The balkans were a convenient war. A war they liked. That they wanted and that they got.

[@mislavivkovic9996]

Bcs you just cant

[@nnn-ej3zm]

If you wanna know what happend watch this: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZKoioRqa8x7Zpo&has_verified=1 Real life footage, documents of USA and NATO and interviews with former agents.

[@pluto9919]

Every single kid on Balkan struggles with history bc of this

[@mima6000]

Its not true

[@Michael-ny6tg]

@@mima6000 True, I live in bosnia and its trueeee xD

[@TheJudge064]

@@mima6000 every kid who has had a world history class suffers because of this.

[@autonomas8083]

I'm well educated about these wars and they weren't as complicated as people make it out to be

[@CJ-nn9tu]

i struggle m u c h

[@dustin7907]

I really liked this presentation it was a very balanced review of the break up of Yugoslavia

[@traudlgoring]

complicated topic, well explained

[@Fizz826]

If Marvel studios pick up these stories. They can make 25 more movies.

[@KingAgniKai]

Those shit movies will miles better then if DC made them

[@nycuba7478]

@King Brilliant If marvel movies are shit movies than they would still be lightyears ahead of DC's movies

[@salviniusaugustus5541]

How Sokovia broke up from Yugoslavia?

[@TheRainbowBandit87]

@Aizaz Aziz laughs I'm endgame and infinity war

[@TheRainbowBandit87]

@Aizaz Aziz I know it's just a joke joker was impressive

[@DuleVideos]

As someone from Balkan country (Serbia), this is pretty objectively and decentralized. You weren't taking sides and that deserves respect.

[@sasazapadnik9335]

@salim soltan Why Albanians killed Serbs in Kosovo?

[@perica1553]

@@sasazapadnik9335 true.

[@perica1553]

@salim soltan we didn't kill anyone in Kosovo, in fact, they are killing us Serbs.

[@illyrian3057]

@@perica1553 How LMAO? We did not kill not even 1 Srb

[@perica1553]

@@illyrian3057 that's a straight up lie, Albanians living in Kosovo are getting out of control. There was a boy beaten up just cause they heard him speak Serbian.

[@FNJadePlxyz..]

My whole family and I are Bosnians and I remember when I was a kid my grandpa would talk about Yugoslavia and how they split up because he was born in 1956 he would know lots about it. He talked the most about Tito because he was president during that time and he knew alot about him.

[@mingisbbygrl]

Hey, what language do y’all speak in Bosnia? I’d like to learn it.

[@basedserbian100]

@@mingisbbygrl Serbian

[@_jpg]

@@mingisbbygrl While some maybe try to claim otherweise, Serbian, Croatian and Bosnian are a kind of dialect of Shtokavian, which represents the base of these languages spoken in this area. There are of course regional differences in pronounciation, scripture and vocabulary, but they are still very similar. As for the language spoken in Bosnia...probably all three of them, although Bosnian would most likely be your choice in this case.

[@mekingtiger9095]

I came here trying to understand better about the Yugoslav Wars and I finished this video knowing even less than I knew before as I discovered this whole deal is as convoluted as a Metal Gear Solid plot. Thanks.

[@dustsky]

And we were told that multiculturalism is bliss...

[@mingo7929]

This is the most american comment ever

[@BalkanBallMapping69]

When someone explains the balkans: The balkans: Peace was never an option

[@Joe_Mama661]

*hjonk*

[@killerboogybl8541]

Is that a personal attack or something!?

[@cx_deeznuts_xx4581]

I mean when Yugoslavia was a thing you could travel everywhere without a problem and everyone was fine.

[@thepescompany3388]

Yugoslavia is not the balkans is a part from the balkans

[@gari7450]

now look at what condition you're living in was it rly worth it ? it was for few corrupt people that make money of war but for the rest you got fucked. greetings from slovenia

[@TheKirbyT]

And in 2004, a kid in North Carolina did a report on Yugoslavia, and that sparked a love of slavic languages and politics that lasted through college and into his job as a translator for Serbia in the UN.

[@a916LEX]

The Kirby T is that you? I also love the Slavic languages !!!!!

[@WatchmanofMKDN]

Alexis M Macedonians kiril and metodi created the Macedonian alphabet in Macedonia in the 8th century. Then 3500 Macedonian missionary’s spread the Macedonian alphabet and slav orthodox religion in a Macedonian language even all the way up to Russia. The Macedonian language is the root of all slavic languages and it has been recorded in history that the language the Macedonians spoke in medieval times (10th century) was similar to the language of Alexander the Great.

[@thanospappos1078]

@@WatchmanofMKDN hahahahahahahahahhahah

[@WatchmanofMKDN]

Vollzer I just searched the definition of “barbarian” and this came up. The TRUE definition if barbarian!!! The word barbarian was used originally by the Greeks to refer to any non-Greek: Egyptians, Persians, Indians, Celts, Germans, Phoenicians, Etruscans, Macedonians, Carthaginians, Vikings, Goths - all of these became known as barbarians. The ancient Greek word βάρβαρος (bárbaros) meant “babble 😄😄😄😄🇲🇰🇲🇰🇲🇰

[@WatchmanofMKDN]

Vollzer use some common sense and stop believing fantasies. If Macedonia was Greek, it would’ve never been mentioned separately in history.

[@sMansGuitars]

Thank Heaven for subtitles.

[@haristhebosniaklion8584]

As a Bosniak , much love to the Serbian women and girls out there.(❤️❤️). We did not forget about the war crimes and what was done to thousands of Bosniak women and young girls.(✌️) I am more angry and not that sad and let’s not forget Srebrenica. Kosovo is not Serbian ,Serbs need to stop the crying and realize no more having fun for them as they did 1992-1995.

[@levkavcic1722]

I'm slovenian and when i was in 5.class we got new student. He was from bosnia and their family came here for better life.

[@Jayfive276]

Balkans gonna Balkan.

[@Kassap.72]

Balkan

[@Jayfive276]

Froid Indeed. My wiki-fu is strong: "Balkanization, or Balkanisation, is a pejorative geopolitical term, originally used to describe the process of fragmentation or division of a region or state into smaller regions or states that are often hostile or uncooperative with one another."

[@Farisss92]

+Iam1and 1isme True but what's done is done, you can't force the Croats, Slovenes and Bosniaks to leave their religions.

[@Farisss92]

+Iam1and 1isme And Yugoslavia does not equate Orthodox, just because they're not Orthodox anymore doesn't mean they're not Slavs anymore.

[@huntersi1]

+MANTLE Why ? To be trearen like slaves ?

[@luka9259]

If Yugoslavia reunited today... Next day: Everyone wants independence.

[@motis1837]

Pretty much

[@arthurcabral9561]

Just like the Spanish civil war. He promised the people bread, then flew bombers over the city dropping thousands of tiny loaves of stale bread with a note held with a rubber band around each one.

[@almightytrollgod]

+Luka Gaming Official I would rather slit my own wrists and bleed out then reunite again.

[@sangaperezgimenez6717]

Arthur Cabral ohh shit that reminds me of catalonia

[@bidoofdidoof6600]

I miss Yugoslavia

[@kelvinkoopman9386]

Way to state the facts and avoid bias, very hard to find videos about this topic that are not incorrect or biased.

[@terrilandis4561]

Wow! I'll have to watch this a few times to understand. So complicated.

[@psychorabbitt]

Tito: *dies* Slovenes and Croats: COWABUNGA IT IS

[@themachonacho6906]

Lmao

[@SharkThe86]

uz maršala tita

[@grimmpotat6911]

* *Zdravljica plays* *

[@piyushkumardas2015]

Oh man I am a South Asian and we've hundreds of ethnic groups and languages living in within a country but this is something intense.

[@Abcdefg-rk8jk]

In India many states have their own language. I think fighting the British for independence made them more united

[@SloveintzWend]

You don't really understand Slavic nature. We absolutely enjoy killing each other until somebody conquers us. Imagine that: you speak the same language, yet you're of different ethnicity, of course, there will be a conflict.

[@SloveintzWend]

@@Browndwarff Yet Pakistan seceded from India... Religion is a mess I tell you... Sometimes it's good that you speak a different language, stupid people can't argue as much - language barrier.

[@risheshbhat3848]

@@SloveintzWend that's because of incompatibility of Islam wherever they go! We have more than 22 officially recognised languages and thousands of ethnicities in India. With culture, people, language changing ever 10 km. Can you beat that!

[@SloveintzWend]

@@risheshbhat3848 Donno why, but It seems my last comment was erased... Wonder why?... But ll' tell it again, there's no significant difference between Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, or Montenegrian... All the same language... It's not political, it a common bloody sense.

[@cimerej]

Thank you for putting this video together. It certainly feels like it was intended to provide actual historical information. This is in contrast to many videos on this subject that are predominantly designed to spew propaganda.

[@toni-kaku]

They split up so that they could vote for each other in the Eurovision song contest.

[@adanoreyes]

Yugoslavia would have an insane World Cup team if they stayed together :(

[@sauronspadawan1512]

Nonsense, Croatia almost won the world cup...how is that not insane already??

[@adanoreyes]

Sauron's Padawan well maybe with the help of dzeko, kolarov, pjanic, milinkovic-savic, oblak, savic, mitrovic, and so many others... they might of not only won this years World Cup but the ones prior.

[@sauronspadawan1512]

Funny story bro. If u didnt know, today is a semifinal game between Croatia n Serbia at waterpolo eurocup. Croatia knocked out Montenegro in a faking clutch azz game before dat and Serbia eliminated Hungary. 3 world best waterpolo nations are Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro at the moment.

[@khryz8181]

But they would not get as far as croatia did by themselves, with many different ethnic groups there wouldnt be as much communication and their would be fights within the team. On paper, sure they would have a great team, but in reality they would not due to ethnic problems

[@SciakkaPRODUCTION]

Nationalist croatia loose the world cup, unite Jugoslavia would have won.

[@KarimAlKharsa]

The test review: American history The test:Balkan history

[@dennisreynolds6196]

I glad I didn’t have a test on this in school.

[@devvgraphics]

Yugoslavia was a big and strong country, but some forces wanted to take it down, and make many wars to separate it into weak contries while they hate each other, it's truly a disaster now all 6 countries are considered small and poor

[@etche1897]

You have no clue of anything, you are such a disrespectful ignorant. Take a visit to any South American country and you will see what is a poor country

[@devvgraphics]

@@etche1897 We are poor for european standards. So im still right

[@etche1897]

@@devvgraphics not all of them. There are poorest countries in europe that weren't part of Yugoslavia

[@devvgraphics]

@@etche1897 I didnt say we were the poorest. And even that was not my point

[@etche1897]

@@devvgraphics so to be more powerful you propose to reinstate Yugoslavia into a dictatorship?

[@aparson2967]

I hired a guy from Serbia in Utah. He spoke perfect english, and was funny as f with one liners. He drove a shuttle for the hotel I was managing. One time a 500 lb woman crashed through a chair and her husband said they were going to sue the hotel for "weak chairs" in the room. The Serb response was that "The chairs are made of wood, not stone." That guy made me laugh.

[@masond7573]

😆

[@DT-mw3ge]

This made me laugh 😂😂😂

[@Aleksamson]

Those one liners that made you laugh are so called "Serbian humour" I know Albanians and Croatians who are "mortal enemies" supposedly and they will say (or admit) there's nothing funnier than Serbian humour. The nature of those one liners is: that it's not about telling a joke, necessarily. Often or usually it's spontaneous and it's more like dropping a comment. In passing. Out of frustration or admiration or whatever the situation. (calls for :) ) Sometimes translations don't work -have no effect. Not b/c of linguistic barrier. It's about mentality, temperament, culture...when you hear it in Serbian you fall off your chair -laughing. But when you say it in English - nothing is there, funny is just gone, lost...unfortunately.

[@DT-mw3ge]

@@Aleksamson I'm Serbian so I understood and found it funny 😂 This isn't a Serb joke though, he said it in a spontaneous way and it is just a comment but has a funny meaning behind it. 😊😊👋👋

[@solid9999fine]

Haha!! Well done!! 😂😂😂

[@borisdam1432]

There is one very important ingredient missing here: western interests

[@AskarisLegacy]

But have you ever wondered WHY it is western interest? The west understands that if it isn't there, then the Russians will be. Its just realist doctrine.

[@NikolaAvramov]

@@AskarisLegacy Because Rothschilds and Rockefellers have to rule the world.

[@NikolaAvramov]

@Sean Colonial interests. All our resources are being robbed by G7 countries ever since NATO colonized the place.

[@NikolaAvramov]

@Sean Also - "overpopulate" is an idiotic notion. Yugoslavia is a bigger landmass than Britain and it had 22 million people.

[@jasonclarke6194]

@@NikolaAvramov I have to agree, the Slavs don't overpopulate. Not one Slavic nation is overpopulated, more Slavs please. Stupid comment by Sean.

[@faceguy4599]

Nice vid🌞

[@samkoz2045]

Im from the balkans and listened to what happened and why all my life …and still have no idea how to explain it to someone when they ask me

[@christianzeugna]

this is the most underrated piece of history in the world

[@smoothy569]

I don’t think I’d consider it to be history yet

[@hv7920]

@@smoothy569 History isn't separate from modern times

[@christianzeugna]

@@0066. i know what it was all about, i'm croatian and i studied about this for my entire life, i saw the consequences of all of that, and i visited vukovar multiple times so don't teach me about all of this

[@doid3r4s]

An I thought the middle east was confusing...

[@u9477]

middle east is still far more confusing

[@aliseenahazrat4252]

doid3r4s Once you research more about it, it isn't so confusing...

[@polimskigazija2697]

doid3r4s you have to be born in YU to understand this shit

[@DoselH]

P.B. CityBoss I'm born in Italy and i understand all how? Serbian parents

[@MainstreamPoPsucks3]

+P.B CityBoss You can easily read up on history and understand what happened in Yugoslavia.

[@Oblio1942]

my grandma always told me everyone more or less got along under Tito when she lived in Serbia. Ethnic tensions were there, but it wasnt crazy and more or less everyone just got on. She left for America before the break-up, so I cant say on how it was in the 80s and 90s, but its really sad to see how our brothers and sisters had such a hard falling out

[@pieceofjulysky]

@@haristhebosniaklion8584 and what's the point in revenge, you again want to arrange an internecine massacre between nations? Each of your peoples distinguished themselves in this, not only the Serbs. I, as a person from a country (Russia), where 27 million people were killed in World War II, I do not understand why stepping on the same rake

[@johndoe-cd9vt]

what do you use to create the maps ?

[@ChickenDelivering]

Austria-Hungary Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia What's next?

[@denisdralec1993]

EU , I hope.

[@amelgicic7588]

@@denisdralec1993 Why EU? It would affect your life because the EU's economy makes up a big chunk of the world.

[@denisdralec1993]

@@amelgicic7588 EU is just a way to make it easier for globalists to control things...impose their agenda...they just make it mandatory for all member states to obey, massive immigration for example. Economy ? Dude...nobody can stop European countries to trade as they did before the globalist project known as EU. I don't like what's going on in France, Sweden, Germany....I don't want our politicians to follow their lead.

[@krunobrzi666]

EU is next.

[@gavriloprincip9969]

UK

[@princekrazie]

TAKE A DRINK EVERY ETHNIC GROUP OR COUNTRY IS MENTIONED

[@princekrazie]

TRUE SLAVS CHUG LOTS OF VODKA

[@Georgecampbell2]

Tics Joyce nur nvm. Yo or hablght

[@Lugrer3113]

PRINCE KRAZIE well Rakija is more popular here but vodka is not bad.

[@ghostdukevladamir5101]

Sip water like Karadzic sips water

[@agenuineeuropean921]

PRINCE KRAZIE not really there are many other beter drinks

[@imstoopidright]

Thanks!

[@giraffeman326]

Yugoslavia: “I have the most complicated break up in history.” My parents: “Hold my beer.”

[@ajosephstalin2wants20milli8]

The Balkans: Battle Royale

[@JampingVan]

Where we should land?

[@JackYTShorts]

@@JampingVan Im droppin in Croatia

[@zrowe0233]

I’m goin in Sarajevo boys! Wish me luck!

[@gudzev]

A, Joseph Stalin 2, Wants, 20 Million Subs I am dropping Belgrade

[@asyedan5172]

Try to not land on Albania, you will die due to being out of bounds. (Albania wasnt part of Yugoslavia)

[@franostroski2361]

Imagine us Croats/Serbs/Bosnians writing a history exam about this 🤢

[@apsifox5874]

Make a lecture about why nationalists are scum and their opinions shit before tanking the exam then the results will be different.

[@bosnia4ever5]

As long as they are not in the same class, everything will be fine 😁

[@minjajovanovic6501]

It's actually very easy

[@skyline2601]

One thing is for sure, every teacher will grade it differently based on their beliefs.

[@Nico-nh8db]

I know someone who didn't know shit for a history test and just wrote the teacher a cookie recipe, she got a 10.

[@faceguy4599]

Nice bro

[@counterintelligencereports7867]

Cool!!! Didn't know all this actions had happened.

[@overPowerPenguin]

Btw, why there's no documentary about this on Netflix?

[@sebastianlambert8771]

Netflix has very strong political interests

[@HC-gn2gb]

Too edgy

[@Smudgeroon74]

Netfilx is good for Satanic videos and programs, not informative documentaries like this.

[@taulantbytyqi]

I havent seen anything that covers all the history of Balkan but I have seen a nice documentary called "Houston We Have a Problem". Not everything is true (they say) but worth watching.

[@ksanbahlyngwa1998]

@@Smudgeroon74 Which Satanic videos? I'm curious

[@bojanobreza2243]

As a Slovenian, i can say we were very lucky we had only 10 day war. We drew a long stick in that war.

[@1bojanb]

This video is bullshit, he said Slovenia population is so and so and mostly ethnic, hahaj, half of Bosnia moved there prior to the war, I think that there is at least 70% bosniaks and Serbs and Croats that make up population of Slovenia

[@Overlysalted]

@@1bojanb Slovenes count as 83% of total population. Serbs and Bosniaks and Croats together are about 4 percent.

[@kapaderos4983]

remind of archaic city states, when they killed between towns, some millenia ago...

[@salviniusaugustus5541]

@@kapaderos4983 They are not even "ethnic" slavs. They just speak slavic languages but are not real slavs like Russians or Poles.

[@davorinkuhar6932]

@@salviniusaugustus5541 what is this nonesense?

[@VdWck]

My first memories of international news was the Balkans War, around 1993~1994. I visited these countries in the recent years. Great places.

[@thyagtubes]

It took me a full hour to watch this video.