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The Balkans: The Birth and Death of Yugoslavia

How to Invent a Country by BBC

Apr 17, 202645:24Society & Culture

Misha Glenny returns to the Balkans to report on the birth and death of Yugoslavia. With contributions from Lea Ypi, Radina Vucetic, Ivan Veyvoda, Tim Heneage, Jelena Dureinovic, plus former soldier turned writer Faruk S...

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The Balkans: The Birth and Death of Yugoslavia is an episode from How to Invent a Country by BBC. Misha Glenny returns to the Balkans to report on the birth and death of Yugoslavia. With contributions from Lea Ypi, Radina Vucetic, Ivan Veyv...

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