The Yugoslavia They Hid From You

[@JakeKilka]

Visited Croatian part of Yugoslavia back in '83. Absolutely beautiful area and people were awesome. They played the song "Džuli" everywhere as it had done well in the Eurovision that year. I turned 14 during the trip and even got drunk once, they would sell me alcohol probably because I was quite tall. Now, the weird thing was a little later back in Finland I saw a dream, that I was visiting the same places again, but they were devastated by war and the dream had a very dark tone. This was long before the wars started, and to what I know those areas I visited weren't touched by the conflict. I don't necessarily believe in premonitions, but certainly it was a weird dream to have.

[@BoredNele]

Very interesting story. Thanks for sharing. Who knows what dreams really are 😮

[@Crypto_Beg]

Hey I lived in Yugoslavia for 20 years 7 in Spain and 25 in USA. Yugoslavia was the best country with less laws and more freedom than USA. We had free Medicare free Dental and free universities. Very few people had a loan on their homes that were mostly owned by people or state and we had no property taxes. People were pretty relaxed. Btw that guy was not homeless we didn’t have any homeless even the very poor had a roof over their had. You just had a freedom to sleep anywhere and police would even ask you any questions I did it at 17 on Croatian coast. The best system and country ever. Even though I am pretty successful here everything is not about the money but if you are born in the USA you probably can’t comprehend that.

[@NenaMataHari]

Yugoslavia had/has the BEST music scene in the world. When I heard "Selma" from Bijelo Dugme, I knew that I had to learn the language. I have seen several Ex-Yugo concerts: Zdravko Čolić, Lepa Brena, Van Goh, Riblja Čorba, Bajaga, Bebek, Bijelo Dugme, and Crvena Jabuka to name a few. I was fortunate to meet Žera when he was in Chicago. He was so sweet. And I also got to meet Samir and Admir Ćeremida when I was in Sarjaveo. I stopped by their kafana Havana. I had quite the fan girl moment. The singers from Ex Yugo sing with their souls. The songs really touch the heart. I would love to return to the region. I felt so much at home.

[@flupetepak]

the photographer in the black tanktop shown in the second minute of the video is Stephan Lupino (Ivan Lepen). He was quite popular around the world in the eighties for his workfor Playboy, Vogue magazine and his art photography

[@Carloshache]

Yugoslavia in this period looked great, but it had horrible hyperinflation and dysfunction. The break-up didn't come from utopia. In 1990 the economy went to hell. And there was already fractures in the state and the army with fractionalism and corruption.

[@PolitikaPolitika-ws9mk]

Sadly yes, corrupted officials started to take over after Tito died in 1980s (because he didn't actually had an heir - sounds funny but he didn't imagine that his legacy would require another Tito to continue to exist...) he was always saying "Look after the brotherhood and unity when I'm gone" but people started to immerse in nationalism and some foreign powers started to interfere in the domestic politics. Some of the officials still managed to resist the influence and hold to neutrality of the Yugoslavia, when those foreign powers understood that Yugoslavia like that would never be politically or economically enslaved by those like them... they started the nationalism propaganda and the rest is history. The war was artificially created. People didn't know what they were fighting for... It was sad. I remember that my grandfather who passed away recently said "Yugoslavia was a haven on earth. You could have everything, you could rise a family, live decent, work honestly and watch your children grow healthy and safe." That was Yugoslavia.

[@samuelsquires423]

Yes, but it was cheered along by the west too. Very sad. It wasn't just torn apart by token cartoon-evil Serbs. It's extremely complicated, but yeah the catalyst is money. The reborn Tito needed to be found. The racists sent back to the Island gulag. My wife is a Bosnian, Hungarian, Bunjevci, very Serbian non-Serb from Serbia and her parents said it was fantastic, the sucked, and friends and family were running coke with courier pigeons and alcohol in petrol tanks. So while it didn't happen suddenly, luckily tvey were all Yugo as fuck and biologically ready for chaos. My comment has no point, but gday, how's it going. Love that place, closest thing to Australia I could find in Europe ❤

[@Sphynxs]

@@PolitikaPolitika-ws9mk bravo for this, CRUCIAL sentence: "and some foreign powers started to interfere in the domestic politics". THERE ARE ONLY ONE GROUP OF MONSTERS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 99% OF ALL WARS AND EVIL ON THIS PLANET. THEY RULE OVER THE GOVERNMENTS IN UK, USA, SWITZERLAND, ITALY, AND SO ON. THEY ARE A FASCIST GROUP OF NO - EMPATHY PEOPLE, AND THEY WANTED TO DESTROY US AND OCUUPY, LIKE THEY ARE DOING NOW. EU, NATO, UN, WHO, WEF - IT IS ALL THEIR SCUMBAG OPERATIONS. I HEAR PEOPLE CALL THEM ZIONISTS

[@Sphynxs]

@@PolitikaPolitika-ws9mk very true, I quote you once more:) - "I remember that my grandfather who passed away recently said "Yugoslavia was a haven on earth. You could have everything, you could rise a family, live decent, work honestly and watch your children grow healthy and safe." That was Yugoslavia." THANK YOU FOR SPREADING THE TRUTH

[@oooooo6270]

Every country on the world have bad and good days

[@VitomirMilosevic]

We were happy and not greedy at all back then. Those who were greedy started the war, which was a result of US policy. Still miss those times and feelings!

[@dzonikg]

I been few weeks ago on 10 night cryise on Royal Caribbean ship that also stop at Dubrovnik ,Kotor and Split.MOst passengers were Americans and many was first trip to europe so i had many wow moments when guy next to me thing that Kotor bay is in Greece or Split is in Italy .Actually every younger person i spoke never heard about Montenegro before ,but there were some older who actually been to Yugoslavia before 1990 . I been to many cruises(like 3 times a year) and for me personally ex Yugoslavian cities on coast are the best

[@stefanfreestylez]

Most likely that guy that guy that came from California went back at the start of the war. As US citizen he couldve dodge draft very easily either way. But that was a depressing bit no doubt.

[@Voki76]

but vesna vidi ovo, snimaju neki film got me laughing

[@igordztv]

Magnificent!

[@oooooo6270]

This lady from video married man from JUGOSLAVIJA. Her name is Marsha Kay Jovanovic

[@thesaltnation5570]

Chernobyl is in Ukraine not Russia

[@lorenciandrej]

I had sworn to Yugoslavia. It was a nice country. I'm sad, it's gone. It's like sweet dream, now. If you were single and had a job, then you've got single room,,,,,after that you've got married, you went in like and got two room apartment,,,,,, when kids came, you've got bigger flat. .... That was Tito's Yugoslavia, too.

[@RicoBanani]

Ive seen the video before but your commentary had me laughing hard.. good times

[@houdinea]

...and just to throw it out there for the younger crowd, tied to your comment from the start... the average American is very well aware of Yugoslavia, especially after that epic 1990 basketball showdown for the world championship title, where the American Dream Team got schooled by the real Dream Team from the old Yugoslavia days...

[@Sphynxs]

RIGHT!!!

[@numenoreaneternity6682]

In honor of all the wailing, illiterate, nobodies in the comment section, I will leave a short summary of Yugoslavia's economic realities. In 1991 - Yugoslavia's worst year, she ranked as the world's 24th economy, and was ahead of Austria, South Africa, Indonesia, Argentina, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Romania, and Norway, with a debt-to-GDP set to 18 million billion (15% of the GDP, the source is CIA's Factbook), and this is during IMF's "restructuring" that had gutted the industries, the public sector, and the agriculture. Furthermore, Yugoslavia was offered IMMEDIATE* entry into the EEC in late 1990, all member-states, barring Germany, were in favor. Months later, Germany proceeded to unilaterally (act of aggression in all but name) recognize and support the illegal secessions of Slovenia and Croatia, therefore starting the Yugoslav Wars, the rest is history. In summary, a powerful, developed economy: "Mutual interactions between the two sides intensified in the late 1980s and early 1990s but all progress was cut off as of 25 November 1991 due to the wars in Slovenia and Croatia. Before the cut-off, Yugoslavia was the EEC's second largest trade partner in the Mediterranean area, just after Algeria, with 90% of industrial imports from Yugoslavia to the EEC not subject to any duty. Unfortunately for all the liberals and the deranged nationalists, the country was destroyed by the rising Unipolar West and Russia because it refused to surrender its geopolitical, cultural, media, and economic sovereignty, and not because of "inflation", and other made-up reasons that you regurgitate 24/7.

[@BoredNele]

Go off king

[@TheBorg01]

you might be on something but Soviet Union is somekind of different animal than Russia !! and If Soviet Union didnt fall ,Yugoslavia would still stand today for sure !!

[@ekesandras1481]

Yugoslavia's economy was NEVER ahead of Austria, never!

[@MrSatelit28]

Illegal secessions 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@markjavornik5160]

Hey , can you guys tell me where we can see the whole episode? Much obliged!

[@Sphynxs]

they shouldn't destroy Yugoslavia. While it lasted, many of us complained. Now, 99% of us see this neo liberal capitalism is far far worse. and the EU occupation... shit

[@nelgluhak6709]

That at 8:05 was definitely Wilhelm's scream lol

[@nelgluhak6709]

Actually, Yugoslavia had official Disney merch at one point 😅 not all of it was official, but some of it was.

[@houdinea]

A bit more thought and a little less mocking of certain scenes would really be appreciated - it feels like the humor comes from not fully grasping the vibe of that time. I’m guessing you were born in the late 90s, so you probably missed out on experiencing the whole Yugoslav post-socialist spirit, unlike your parents.

[@camilohernandezmurillo7836]

Top!

[@grgas]

I wanna know what happened to the mostar guy

[@ZS-rw4qq]

6:40 There were eight assassins in the streets that day, most of them just didn't have the chance to act. It was another guy that first tried throwing a grenade but it bounced of the car. Then when they changed the route they stumbled upon Gavrilo Princip who shot the archduke but missed the governor Potyorek, hitting Sofia instead. During trials he expressed remorse for shooting Sofia

[@BoredNele]

you are correct. i didn't have the story right when i was rambling

[@ZS-rw4qq]

@@BoredNele No worries brate moj, I didn't remember all the details either so I had to google hahaha thought you might wanna know as well

[@IncognitoDiaz]

iznenadio me deo kad su poceli da pricaju balkanski and we knew what were cameras also

[@unlimitedcosmicspeed]

I am very proud to have my birth certificate state my parents origin were from 'Yugoslavia' :)

[@BoredWithNelly]

ma ja

[@TeddyBelcher4kultrawide]

Sir biggest discuss enters the chat, said pump it and dump it like 1999

[@BoredNele]

i have no idea what this means if im being honest XD

[@Hagbard123]

🤨???

[@lycanaes8418]

Historical shock when you just learn the fact that Yugoslavia was in top 5 military forces in the world taking an honorable 4th place. Another thing, it was very very rich country comparable to US which is crazy.

[@lenaruhug3056]

Guy on 8:41 wow! Now i really wanna know where is he today!

[@brent8133]

This woman acts like an American spy or a Yugoslavian spy and I can't figure out what team she is on or if she was converted by the magic power of the the Yugoslav stick 😂😂😂

[@georgegligoric6849]

make jugoslavia great again

[@NaserIsa-u3q]

Tito daj the globalistima veit tu distrikt Jugoslavien Germain england franc usa yugoslavia bjutiful kantri 😢😢😢😢😢

[@stefanmilidrag1731]

I wonder if the map is correct

[@80orka]

1:01 yes it is

[@FootballTalks-xi2gm]

Couple lads chattin up over some vids, sto ne

[@NaserIsa-u3q]

Yugoslavia libia var best cocioalizam ned cccp

[@NaserIsa-u3q]

Tito jak vis 4 militär i Verden

[@RAF00TY]

His Gusle game was kinda weak real talk

[@milangrujicic4679]

Za to što ste izasrali po Gavrilu treba da vas je sramota.

[@BoredNele]

Opa gavrilo profile picture in 2024 is wild 😂

[@milosp6102]

Pusti kerove neka laju.

[@verbalDK1]

Gavrilo Princip was smelly terrorist and murder of pregnant woman.

[@communismolibertario7221]

Мисле да су паметни нешто

[@belaprela2485]

J te gavrilo unistio pola srpskog naroda

[@indigobaloon8091]

Showing mostly Slovenia.

[@Guevaraful]

Hvar,Dubrovnik,Podgorica,Boka Kotorska,Slapovi rijeke Krke,djelovi BiH,Ohridsko jezero,Belgrade,Mostar,Split ....etc... And you saw only Bohinj and Piran(Savudrija),and that is mostly Slovenia? 🥴😅

[@Sphynxs]

???? stupidest comment of them all. Slovenia is a bit bigger than your backyard! Slovenia was the most unattractive part of Yugoslavia. Croatia, Bosnia and Montenergro., especially Croatia - beautiful. And the sea is 90% CROATIAN!

[@indigobaloon8091]

@@Sphynxs keep dreaming.

[@bokdyboky2]

F Jugoslavija

[@verbalDK1]

I was born in Bosnia-Herzegovina, then Yugoslavia (1969) and it was a crappy one party country (the only political party was the Communist Party) and a crappy standard of living. And if I felt that way, even we were among the better standing families because my father was the owner of a private bakery and I was the only child (we were a family of three), then imagine these families where 4-5 people lived of workers salaries which were 50-100 euros (monthly!) , pensions were miserable, there was huge unemployment, eternal inflation, shortages of various things such as coffee, detergent, gasoline, even f**** bananas, then worthless currency (dinar), and newly married couples in 99% in many cases lived together with their parents, often 5-6 people each in a two-room apartment of 50-60 square meters. *THATS the REAL Yugoslavia they didn't show you!* p.s. you can tell and sell your cheap crap about Yugoslavia to someone who doesn't know the facts. .

[@BoredNele]

😮

[@BoredNele]

Parents were born and raised there. Their story doesn't match up with this. It's fascinating. Everyone has different experiences based on background and location 🤔

[@vesnanuspahic7510]

ja sam rodjena 1965 i to sto si napisao su u mom slucaju gluposti .Kao i svugde na Svetu u svakoj drzavi ima i naprednijih i ne tako naprednih krajeva i ono sto je nahvaznije a zaboravio si ,rodjen si samo 24 godine posle ww2 a nekih 51 godinu posle ww1 i sta si ocekivao ,kako je moglo biti !?SABERI SE COVECE I BUDI REALAN .Ja sam iz Srbije i naravno da nije bilo kao u Americi ali i u toj bogatoj drzavi je bilo jako puno siromasnih i gladnih i ako im ni koliba nije srusena niti u jednom ratu ,mislim na ww1 i ww2 .A sto se tice inflacije istina i za one koji su to razumeli znali su da se sprema rat .A sto se tice dece i roditelja to je tako bilo tada i vecina je zivela u zajednici i roditelji su cuvali decu to jest unucad i cela familija je brinula o roditeljima kad ostare .E evo vidis danas niko nema ni za koga vremena ,decu odgajaju stranci a nasi roditelji zavrsavaju u domovima jel smo postali ROBOVI MATERIJALIZMA ZIVEO SOCIJALIZAM ,SMRT KAPITALISTICKO CORPORATIVNOM MONOPOLIZAMU

[@vesnanuspahic7510]

i ne videh ovo tvoje p.s 🙄bolje bi ti bilo da naglasis “ u mom slucaju “ jel se moj i tvoj potpuno razlikuju a rodjeni i ziveli smo u istoj drzavi i nikad je ne bi napustila da nije bilo rata ,N I K A D .

[@vesnanuspahic7510]

@@BoredNeleTako je ,i moram dodati da ne bi trebao da obracas veliku paznju na doticne koji su hrabri da kritikuju ali isti nemaju hrabrosti da se predstave imenom i prezimenom i u bar 50% slucajeva su botovi .Ja se ne bojim reci kako je meni bilo mada je tema o bivsoj drzavi mnogo mnogo kompleksnija . Ako je ono bila diktatura ovo danas je definitivno anarhija i bezvlasce i generalno opsti haos tako da sve vise mislim da nama na Balkanu bas diktatura i odgovara.