Remembering Yugoslavia

Remembering Yugoslavia the podcast is FIVE years old! A gift to you in celebration of our 5th birthday: a revised and remastered version of the podcast's inaugural episode.

There's a company in Zagreb that rents and gives tours in Yugo cars. Let's go for a ride! 

With Antonija Buntak (Yugocar Adventure) and Božo the Red Yugo. Birthday song by Ekrem Jevrić and Svega City.

* * * On Remembering Yugoslavia PLUS: an ad-...

The untranslatable word fjaka describes "a very particular state of mind when you desire nothing more than to gaze off into the distance and abandon all forms of activity. It's “the art of doing nothing" and "a yearning for nothingness." It's also the title of the latest book of travel writing about the former Yugoslavia, out of Poland.

With Aleksandra Wojtaszek (Fjaka: Sezon na Chorwację / Fjaka: Chorv...

The post-Cold War / post-Yugoslav history of the Nonaligned Movement. Vestiges and legacy of nonalignment in Yugoslavia and elsewhere. The future of nonalignment and of explorations thereof.

With Rima Sabina Aouf, Agustín Cosovschi, Natalija Dimić Lompar, Ljiljana Kolešnik, Petra Matić, Goran Musić, Bojana Piškur, Ljubica Spaskovska, and Paul Stubbs. Featuring music by SZ (Creative Commons), Tolga Maktay (courtesy of Kosha Musika), ...

Nonalignment had its limits. For all its accolades and accomplishments, for all its pomp and prestige, the Nonaligned Movement constantly bumped against reality. All that Yugoslavia achieved with its foreign policy of nonalignment must be placed side by side with all that it could not. 

With Agustín Cosovschi, Natalija Dimić Lompar, and Damir Vučićević. Featuring music by Duo Aguayo Huayamabe (courtesy of Caife) and Jazzaria (Creati...

Student scholarships were a huge part of Yugoslavia’s nonaligned diplomacy and one of the most tangible and visible ways Yugoslav citizens experienced nonalignment. Between 1955 and 1984, Yugoslavia granted nearly 8,000 scholarships to young people from 90 political parties, liberation movements, and countries of the Global South, with foreign students receiving professional, military, and university training and education in the c...

Yugoslavia pursued its own socialist path in the realm of culture, too, exporting its production to the Global South to showcase its progress. Though the Nonaligned Movement lacked a policy on culture, cultural cooperation was part and parcel of decolonization and peaceful coexistence. In the process, a global network of cultural exchanges and a distinct version of modernism (PLUS) developed. 

With Bojana Piškur and Ljiljana Kolešni...

Self-management was at the core of the identity of Yugoslav socialism and its best export. It was an outgrowth of nonalignment, the domestic expression of Yugoslavia's aspirations to play a global role and differentiate itself from the two power blocs. Yugoslavia’s nonalignment would not have been possible without self-management and Yugoslavia's self-management would not have been possible without nonalignment.

With Goran...

Decolonization was a goal of the Nonaligned Movement as a prerequisite for peaceful coexistence; the Movement supported liberation movements and organizations in Africa and Asia. Throughout its post-WWII existence, Yugoslavia provided all forms of aid and assistance to the "peoples who conduct just struggle for their national independence and liberation from imperialism, colonialism, and all other form of national oppression a...

An introduction to the Nonaligned Movement, its history, and its meaning for Yugoslavia, as well as reasons for a growing interest in it.

With Paul Stubbs. Featuring music by Real Sounds of Africa.

Part 1 of 7.

* * * Remembering Yugoslavia PLUS: an extended episode featuring additional commentary, stories, analysis, archival footage, and music. Exclusive for Yugoblok members. * * * 

Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exp...

A deep dig into volunteering in the former Yugoslavia, from youth work actions of yesteryear to volunteer camps of today.

With Michael Alpert, Goran Gabrić, and Amra Kazić.


Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exploring the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak.

• Show notes and transcript: Yugoblok.com/Youth-Work-Actions/
• Instagram: @rememberingyugoslavia &a...

The story of a humble and versatile Balkan dish.

With Aida Ibišević, Irina Janakievska, and Vjosa Musliu. Featuring music by Fakat, FK Basket, Meraque, Mr. Ajvar, Tonci Huljić & Madre Badessa, Typol, and Yasserstain.


Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exploring the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak.

• Show notes, transcript, and extended ...

What if New Belgrade had an ocean beach? An "Inspired by Yugoslavia" Fragment.

The country of Yugoslavia may no longer appear on any physical maps, but it remains on many people’s mental maps and it inspires their creativity. The Inspired by Yugoslavia series features such people and their creations.

With Unknown Author AKA Svakodnevnik.


Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast explori...

A story of a video game that’s really not a game. An "Inspired by Yugoslavia" fragment.

The country of Yugoslavia may no longer appear on any physical maps, but it remains on many people’s mental maps and it inspires their creativity. The Inspired by Yugoslavia series features such people and their creations.

With Petrit Hoxha.


Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exploring the mem...

An illustrated story about a country that never existed. An "Inspired by Yugoslavia" Fragment.

The country of Yugoslavia may no longer appear on any physical maps, but it remains on many people’s mental maps and it inspires their creativity. The Inspired by Yugoslavia series features such people and their creations.

With Miloš Kozlovački.


Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast explor...

A story of a graffiti that may or may not have existed and of a very real documentary about it. An "Inspired by Yugoslavia" Fragment.

The country of Yugoslavia may no longer appear on any physical maps, but it remains on many people’s mental maps and it inspires their creativity. The Inspired by Yugoslavia series features such people and their creations. 

With Valeriya Boyko.


Remembering Yugoslavia i...

Literature is a crucial piece in the puzzle of Yugoslavia’s memory. Let’s give English translations a read again, through the eyes of translators.

With Ellen Elias Bursać, Will Firth, Rawley Grau, Mirza Purić, Ena Selimović, and Jennifer Zoble.

Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exploring the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times p...

Diaspora Voices is an occasional series of conversations with ex-Yugoslavs living abroad. This one started with an email.

With Tanya Pikula.


Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exploring the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.

• Show notes/transcript: Yugoblok.com/Diaspora-Voices7
• Instagram: @remembering...