Moving Towards New Meanings. 9 May in the Balkans

... Soldiers Memorial. In the evening, modest yet festive fireworks are held at Kalemegdan, an ancient fortress at the heart of the Serbian capital. However, across almost the entire Balkan Peninsula, the May 9 holiday does not occupy an important place in ... ... President Gjorge Ivanov) stated their unequivocal desire to attend the May 9 celebrations in Moscow, unlike their Montenegrin, Croatian and Bulgarian counterparts. Thus, what this author has witnessed (and this has been confirmed by his Serbian colleagues) ...