Author: Milan
Milan Vukašinović (26) was born in the South of Serbia, but his life is stretched between Belgrade and Paris. Stories, languages and travels are his passions. He is a byzantinist, an aspiring writer and wannabe cook and if he could, he would live in a movie theatre.
A Desert Rose – new Memory Suitcase
Memory Suitcase took a couple of months of vacation, but only to come back to you fresher and more interesting than ever! We made a new, warmer and more welcoming guise for all your memories. And since writings and pictures felt too tight for the rich world of our personal heritage, we are introducing our first audio Memory Suitcase. In the first edition of our new Memory Suitcase series, we’re bringing you the breath of the South and the story of desert rose. And all that from the middle of Balkans. Let Milan tell you his exotic story! (Edited by Ida Ydo) HEREBY WE ALSO INVITE YOU TO BE CREATIVE WITH YOUR OWN HERITAGE! We’re impatiently awaiting your stories about items that make you who you are, in any format you can think of, in any guise that triggers your memories the best. Get packing!
Kings of war and Servants of Peace
Hundreds of thousands of refugees have passed through Serbia this year. Two Serbian activists, the Kontrapress journalist Žarka Radoja (40) and the psychologist and therapist Ana Perović (27) tell about their first-hand encounters with refugees on wheelchairs and everyday work…
Memory Suitcase: Bugs, Greens and Video Tapes
What connects a childhood in wartime Yugoslavia with the cartoon of a little grasshopper in Manhattan? Milan dives into childhood memories.
Europe and Democracy
What is the price of democracy and who has to pay it? Is the EU an economic union or a physiological unity? After the Greek referendum Milan from Serbia shares his considerations on democracy.
Many Shades of Left – Autonomously Green Athens
Milan, a Serb currently living in the “cradle of democracy”, paints the picture of two diametrically opposed citizens’ approaches.