Yugoslavia: Utopia or Inspiration?

In Yugoslavia: Utopia or Inspiration?", Belgrade native and preeminent Yugoslav history speaker and lecturer Srdjan Ristic details more than 30 years of dedicated study into the profound exploration of the birth, existence, and demise of the once-powerful Communist country of Yugoslavia—a subject that continues to captivate Europe and the world at large.

The fallen Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia still offers a wealth of opportunities for learning and reflection—on vision, courage, sacrifice, love, honor, the play of great powers, delusions, low and high politics, hatred, blindness, and brutality. In the simplest terms—on the great takeoff and fatal fall of the Socialist experiment known as Yugoslavia, and its profound effects on current European politics and alignment, the Russia-Ukraine War, and the new rise of Socialism.
In this in-depth, beautifully illustrated Yugoslavia history book, you will find:

Insider analysis of the history of Yugoslavia, spanning a surprisingly broad timeframe from before the arrival of Slavs to the Balkans through the Medieval period to Balkan Wars, World War 1, and WW2, through the current day - shedding light on the sociocultural, ethnic, and religious diversities of the Slavic people

More than 130 striking color and black-and-white historical photographs and maps of Yugoslavia and SE Europe will complement your reading experience and help you reach a deeper, more thorough knowledge.

A detailed overview of the former regions and countries that combined to form Yugoslavia, and the current European countries that formed after Yugoslavia fell, including Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, and Slovenia.

A compelling examination of the Communist revolutionary and Yugoslav dictator Josip Broz Tito, and how he led a guerrilla movement against Nazi Germany's occupation in World War Two and avoided the control of the USSR and Stalin

A chronological and logical presentation of historical facts (many previously obscured) that were pivotal in shaping individual and collective perceptions, decisions, and reactions in the region