Moving Towards New Meanings. 9 May in the Balkans

... history of the Balkan nations contains dates and events that are objectively more important for shaping the public consensus. First of all, these are the days of statehood and autonomy associated with the recently obtained independence (for most former Yugoslavia republics), and the national liberation struggle in the 19th century (for Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia, the Republika Srpska and Macedonia). In Serbia, World War I is included among such events. Another memorable and unifying date is the anniversary of the beginning of NATO aggression (March 24, 1999), despite increasingly frank attempts by the country’s political leadership ...