Yugoslavia: the Rise, Fall, Reestablishment, Fall, and Future of the Land of the South Slavs - by Tre
We've recently been exploring Croatia, Montenegro, and Bosnia-Herzegovina, and we've found that it's hard to go anywhere in the Balkans without running into some mention of Yugoslavia , whether an ancient city, submarine tunnel, or Montenegro's political system. But what exactly is, or should I say was , this Yugoslavia? While many of my prior history lessons have been long winded things that took many hours of research, (Hah, did you really think that I could create anything short? Don't worry, you've still got a lot of scrolling to do.) I decided to let someone else do the talking for a change. Just kidding...our current Airbnb has very poor internet so research was hard. Luckily, we had the fifth edition Rick Steves Snapshot guide to Dubrovnik on us, which featured a history of the region. The vast majority of the information in this post is paraphrased from this book. So...Tada! Before I get to explaining what Yugoslavia actually was, I have to first give yo...