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Protesting students. A banner says "We don’t have a Plan B, but we are tearing down Plan A."

Serbia’s Student Protests: A Generation Demanding Change

For months, Serbia’s students have been protesting against corruption and political failures. What began with the tragedy of a collapsed train station roof has grown into a nationwide movement. Our EUSTORY-alumni Petar p... (more)

Men waving Bulgarian flags while swimming in icy waters.

Where Fire Meets Ice

Will the Bulgarian rituals Nestinari fire dance and Ice horo survive in spite of a young and less superstitious generation?

Home Altar: A Gate to my Family’s Journey

In Liliana’s grandparents' home in Bulgaria, many objects carry family memories of the period after the Balkan Wars. Like the home altar in the living room - how did it impact the family's history?

Gregor standing in front of a bunker in Albania.

#LivingTirana: Welcome to the Land of the Eagles

A capital city in radical upheaval. A coastline which can easily compete with Greece and Croatia. 200,000 bunkers for a country with less than three million inhabitants – reflecting the legacies of a Communist past that ... (more)

Where Were you When … Tito Died?

Regardless of whether they were on their way in the city, at work, at home or hanging out with friends on the playground, the vast majority of the population of the former Yugoslavia still clearly remembers where they we... (more)