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...textbook used in Serbia's elementary schools don't seem to agree: Milosevic is not even mentioned in the book, while the decade of war and ethnic cleansing that resulted in the breakup of the country is handled in just two paragraphs. How could such a crucial period in Yugoslav history be dispatched so summarily? And how could Milosevic, the era's main protagonist, be excised from the account...
...there may be risks to such an approach. Snezana Knezevic, a 40-year-old history teacher at the Vladislav Ribnikar Elementary School in Belgrade, thinks recent Yugoslav history is just too hot to handle at the moment. But, she says, "The problem with leaving the latest chapter of Yugoslav history practically blank is that many of my less responsible colleagues may fill the gap as they see fit." Unfortunately, Serbs may not yet be prepared for the painful scrutiny the events of the past decade warrant. Says Jelena Radojkovic, an analyst at the Belgrade Center for Human Rights: "What...
...main hospital in northern Mitrovica, Marijan Ilincic, a 51-year-old bridge watcher and former judo instructor, denies this. He called his group a "civic organization" formed after the war when Yugoslav troops withdrew. "We decided we could either run to Serbia or stay and defend ourselves," he says. "We decided to stay. We know the Albanians. They are prone to terrorism. We have to protect ourselves." Down the corridor, in an office that boasts one of the biggest security details in the city, hospital director Milan Ivanovic, a lung specialist who is also one of the city's most...
Those opposed to independence strongly identify themselves with Serbia. If there is a referendum and the pro-independence parties win by a narrow margin, as some opinion surveys suggest, the no campaigners might not accept the result. "We are a peaceful party," warns Dragan Koprivica, spokesman for the pro-Yugoslav Socialist People's Party of Montenegro, "but people are unpredictable...
When the tiny Yugoslav republic of Montenegro (pop. 650,000) adopted the euro last month - replacing its official currency, the deutsche mark - the move was greeted in the capital Podgorica with near universal acclaim. With its sultry Adriatic breezes, cyprus-lined boulevards and busy sidewalk caf?s, the city already feels more a part of southern Europe than the benighted region known as the Balkans. And Montenegrins regard the euro as an important step toward further integration with the more prosperous countries of Western Europe. That goal, in fact, is the one thing everyone can agree on. Where Montenegrins differ, heatedly...