Josip Broz Tito
Anti-Fascists Commemorate Yugoslav Partisans’ Triumph in WWII Battle
Thousands of anti-fascists from former Yugoslav countries gathered on Sunday at the Sutjeska memorial in Tjentiste in Bosnia and Herzegovina to pay tribute to the soldiers killed during the crucial battle during World War II.
We must be ready to defend our country, says president
President Aleksandar Vucic said this in Nis, southern Serbia, on Friday, where he is attending the military-police parade "Defense of Freedom," organized to mark WW2 Victory Day.
Yugoslav Partisans’ Life in WWII Documented in Photographs
The collection of more than 500 images includes portrait and documentary photographs which show ordinary members of the Communist Partisan movement, which was led by Josip Broz Tito, on battlefields and at cultural events, but also at social occasions such as weddings.
Tito’s Political School, a Yugoslav Socialist Relic for Sale
The modernist building is appreciated by many architects and lovers of brutalism, but it is now surrounded by unkept grass, with broken windows and a damaged roof, while its once impressive interior is full of dust, dirt and rubbish. Grass is even growing inside the building.
Anniversary of Tito-Stalin Split Marked in Croatia
Academics and activists marked the 70th anniversary of the split between Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, which led to mass persecution and the creation of the Non-Alignment Movement.
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Tito's New York Apartment Sold for $12 Million
The Dubrovnik Times - A six-bedroom luxury apartment in New York, known as "Tito's Apartment" has been sold for $12 million. The Serbian government have confirmed that the Manhattan apartment is in the process of being sold and that the proceeds will be divided among the former Yugoslav countries.
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FM's plea to another country to reconsider Kosovo decision
Dacic, who is visiting the island nation, pointed out that this decision went against the principles for which that country is fighting where their territorial integrity is concerned, and that Serbia and Comoros share ties of friendly relations from the era of the former Yugoslavia and its leader, Josip Broz Tito.
The name 'Macedonia' cannot work
Although my grandfather, Josip Broz Tito, "gave" the name "Macedonia" to one of the six constituent republics of Yugoslavia, it is obvious that this act did not aim to create irredentist claims with its neighbors, with which Yugoslavia developed friendly relations and fruitful cooperation.
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Croat Clothing Brand Profits From Tito Nostalgia
Croatian-based clothing company Titos is making sales across the globe, by rebranding the image and slogans of Yugoslavia's one-time communist boss as must-have wardrobe items.
The brand draws on the well known image of Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito and the legacy of Socialist Yugoslavia and its slogans about "unity" and the "working people".
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Tito's Name Still Adorns Streets Across Ex-Yugoslavia
A new Google map (see above) developed by Italian researcher Giorgio Comai shows that there are still 276 squares, streets and waterfronts named after former Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito.
The map, created using data from Google from August 2017, shows that more than half of them are located in Serbia - 176 squares, streets and waterfronts named after Tito.