Most Famous Balkan Photos (Chosen by You)

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Komentáře • 792

  • @harambegamingoof5313
    @harambegamingoof5313 Před 29 dny +925

    Incorrect. For Slovenia it's Slavoj Žižek eating a hotdog. Its our nations proudest moment

  • @norielgames4765
    @norielgames4765 Před 29 dny +454

    Balkan history in a nutshell:
    A new conflict against the ottomans began.
    And then, a new conflict against the ottomans began.
    And then, a new conflict against the ottomans began.
    And then, a new conflict against the ottomans began.
    And then, a new conflict against the ottomans began.
    And then, a new conflict against the ottomans began.
    Then they started fighting each other.
    And then, a new conflict against the ottomans began.
    And then, a new conflict against the ottomans began.
    And then, a new conflict against the ottomans began.
    And then, a new conflict against the ottomans began.

    • @stefankatsarov5806
      @stefankatsarov5806 Před 29 dny +16

      You forgot to put the conflict between the countries that in one way or another was helped by the ottomans.

    • @norielgames4765
      @norielgames4765 Před 29 dny +19

      @@stefankatsarov5806 and also when every Balkan country defies the laws of physics to form an alliance to bully one other Balkan country (i.e. Hungary, Bulgaria...)

    • @markellii3093
      @markellii3093 Před 28 dny +6

      +riots
      +Totalitarism
      +Authoritarianism

    • @miovicdina7706
      @miovicdina7706 Před 27 dny +5

      Pretty much. 😁 But you forgot the last line:
      And then, they got rid of the Ottoman Empire.

    • @rijadcicko9000
      @rijadcicko9000 Před 27 dny

      bruh what is your pfp

  • @thekidd4467
    @thekidd4467 Před 29 dny +189

    most iconic picture from Romania is the one with Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife beeing shot standing to the wall on Christmas Eve

  • @Pisii-chan
    @Pisii-chan Před 29 dny +551

    13:03 Not so fun fact: Bucharest is divided in 6 sectors, the nightclub was located in sector 4, the mayor at that time was charged criminaly because he approved the nightclub to be opened (even tho it shouldnt because it was unsafe in case of a fire, case proven the hard way), he got jailed (got out pretty quick), and now he is running for the major seat over the entire city (and he's fav to win, idfk how, at least there are people that didnt forgot him) (edit: I forgot to mention that he graduated from HIGHSCHOOL at 37 yrs)

    • @LivingIronicallyinEurope
      @LivingIronicallyinEurope  Před 29 dny +141

      Jesus

    • @Xeridas
      @Xeridas Před 29 dny +42

      @@LivingIronicallyinEurope the 89 event still is not finished in Romania, and the government knows it, so they thread carefully, few Balkan citizens are ¨patient¨ once big frakup and bye bye Iliescu and his current regime.(yes that fracker is still in power), as demonstrated by the fact that a proven case of war crimes of over 100,000 monsters is blocked from enforcement, proven cases of them opening fire on civilians forcing the army to attempt to defend itself witch then join the civilians, torturing revolutionaries many years after 89 and most importantly falsely claiming revolutionary status when they where the ones that massacred civilians. Agh and btw all those war criminals are still in office today.

    • @finv10
      @finv10 Před 29 dny +32

      Most politically stable event in Romania:

    • @cnutsack
      @cnutsack Před 29 dny

      Bruh, Piedone isn't "fav to win"

    • @nxibba
      @nxibba Před 29 dny +5

      cum il chema pe jegosul ala?

  • @let_me_explain8572
    @let_me_explain8572 Před 29 dny +300

    Say what you want, but Balkan fasion of the 90s is iconic

    • @Hajde_budalla
      @Hajde_budalla Před 29 dny +12

      So much broccoli hair, my brother.

    • @NuSuntSerb
      @NuSuntSerb Před 29 dny +9

      ​@@Hajde_budallai dunno why curly hair is so common in balkans 90s

    • @Hajde_budalla
      @Hajde_budalla Před 28 dny +3

      @@NuSuntSerb you think they were getting perms on furlough?

    • @TheSamaell
      @TheSamaell Před 24 dny +2

      Poverty is fashionable?

    • @karolinakuc4783
      @karolinakuc4783 Před 24 dny +3

      Yup. I think it would be interesting topic. Owner of this channel should definitely do it

  • @boisbois2947
    @boisbois2947 Před 29 dny +205

    Respect to all my balkan brothers and sisters, we've all been through such hard times, stay strong everyone, love from Bulgaria!

    • @Skinny_El.Funky6.9
      @Skinny_El.Funky6.9 Před 29 dny +15

      Respect brother! From Romania with love

    • @DacLMK
      @DacLMK Před 29 dny +8

      Respect brother! Much love from Macedonia.

    • @bigarra
      @bigarra Před 29 dny +6

      respect to everyone! with a lot of love from Albania

    • @Hajde_budalla
      @Hajde_budalla Před 28 dny +5

      God bless. May those days be gone for good.

    • @Skinny_El.Funky6.9
      @Skinny_El.Funky6.9 Před 28 dny +4

      @@Hajde_budalla
      Amen!

  • @TyrantSolo
    @TyrantSolo Před 29 dny +532

    I am so pissed my notifications didn’t work, most famous Hungarian photos from the Balkan provinces is the correct title

    • @strstfu
      @strstfu Před 29 dny +47

      Of course, Hungary has taken all photos, and Hungarians have been the first people on earth. Get a larger country and then talk.

    • @kostagaming4616
      @kostagaming4616 Před 29 dny +3

      bro ur ass never lacking

    • @dinkopausic6357
      @dinkopausic6357 Před 29 dny +23

      You lost me at the ÓöàÖö

    • @WeebLand9
      @WeebLand9 Před 29 dny +11

      daca citesti asta, bine ai venit

    • @damyr
      @damyr Před 29 dny +25

      LOL As a Croatian, I'm so used to Great Serbian propaganda and jokes, that I find Hungarian hegemony as a breath of fresh air. 😅 🇭🇺🇭🇺🇭🇺 FTW!

  • @alexionut5448
    @alexionut5448 Před 29 dny +73

    On Romania toipc, you missed the famous family photo taken on the Christmas day of the presidential couple at the time, est. 1989

  • @JohnSmith-tw6po
    @JohnSmith-tw6po Před 29 dny +123

    My own favourite picture is from the Romanian Revolution showing a Romanian soldier with the most piercing blue eyes smiling serenely like he's found peace, a little tuft in his headwear from where his Communist insignia used to be.

    • @Mattlesss
      @Mattlesss Před 28 dny +8

      How is the photo called/where can I find it?

    • @agrippina8132
      @agrippina8132 Před 26 dny +14

      @@Mattlesss I think this is the photograph, but I am not sure. Hope the link is working
      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Romanian_AKM_Soldier.JPEG

  • @mrastronaut9078
    @mrastronaut9078 Před 29 dny +75

    A cool fact about the water tower in vukovar: as was evident in the video, a flag waves on top of the water tower. During the war, members of the croatian resistance put up a croatian flag, that would be torn up and destroyed every day. But every night, croatian soldiers would climb up, stitch up the flag and put it back up. It’s a very cool story and i’m not doing it justice in this short comment.

  • @maximk9964
    @maximk9964 Před 29 dny +165

    That siege of Sarajevo video is haunting. Having to run away from sniper fire with your child by your side. Damn!

    • @Le0n76
      @Le0n76 Před 29 dny +15

      For real!
      I mean I can´t get my head around how a Sniper, somebody who really has the time to aim and choose Targets, shoots at obviously civiliance.
      Unbelievable.
      I am so glad I live in 21th century Europe.

    • @warhund
      @warhund Před 29 dny +11

      Well they mostly aimed for male adults but sometimes you miss, sometimes it bounces and goes the wrong way.. Then there were soldiers whose families, wife, kids, parents got slaughtered by the muslim forces so they would just shoot at anything to get their revenge.. Not that I aprove, I find it wrong.. Siege of Sarajevo and shelling of Dubrovnik is something I didnt like even back in the day and I found it just wrong.
      Vukovar was a battlefield, unfortunately, and as an urban battlefield was shelled by all sides since the city changed hands God knows how many times, sometimes even during a single day. They would shell each others areas and so on.. Unfortunate 90s all together.
      Croats should have been a bit more patient and tactical while we had a complete idiot with an idea to become the next Tito..
      Most of population had no desire for war, had no ambitions for any Great Serbia but just to live their lives in peace and prosperity.. But like with everything in life, the dumbest are the loudest..
      Took us good 10 years to get rid of the moron but now relations are just poisoned. Shame.. We had a good thing going..
      Perhaps we unite again under EU. Not that anyone needs it, since we are all proud, but it is more practical to move without problems, have more holiday options, larger market ectr.. And despite every country claiming they speak their own language, we all speak the same. Difference is smaller than the difference in english in New York when compared to Texas.
      So yeah..
      In the end we all got fucked, bosnians got pulled towards sheriah politics that have no place in europe and something they themselves dont want, croats got pulled into nazi history, something most of them are ashamed of, and us serbs got pulled into the great serbia ideas, something we just dont want and we dont see ourselves as jerks and bullies but as kind and helpfull people.

    • @damyr
      @damyr Před 29 dny +14

      @@warhund I agreee with most of what you wrote, but still...
      How do you mean Bosnians got pulled towards sharia politics? Because that's definitely not the case. Some people choose to live with more religious life, according to Islam, and some don't. No one forces anyone to do something they won't like to do.
      And how do you mean Croats got pulled into Nazi history, when the country did everything to distance itself from Nazi/Ustaša regime? Croatian government officially recognized Ustaša regime atrocities, put in effect laws which prevent glorification of the regime, and even officially apologized to Serbian people, in front of the Serbian parliament. Even if that wasn't truly necessary, because not all Croatians were a part of the regime. Actually, most of Croatians were against it. The first partisan resistance in occupied Europe even started in Croatia. But Croatian government still did that just for the sake of future peace.

    • @gospodbogisushristos3302
      @gospodbogisushristos3302 Před 29 dny +14

      ⁠​⁠@@damyrMuslim part of Bosnia is a breeding ground for mujahideen and a lot of Arab nations sent Islamists to fight for Bosnia. And Croatia in no way apologized for the atrocities they commited. They celebrate Oluja and have parades for it. Only reason the first partisan actions started in Croatia is because the Serbs that were living in Croatia started them. The majority of partisans were Serbs. They even are proud of expunging Serbs from the parts of Croatia where they lived for centuries.

    • @HladniSjeverniVjetar
      @HladniSjeverniVjetar Před 29 dny

      @@gospodbogisushristos3302 That's factually incorrect and it's proven... Serbs joined partisans only later in larger numbers... most partisan in Croatia that were fighting against the occupation regime were all Croats....under the command of Croatian communist party....
      How can you lie when everything is documented...literally even pictures exist....??
      Oh wait....I just read your name and I can see why talking bullshit lies is normal for you.
      Ok keep on... nothing will change for you or reality either way.

  • @user-jg2xp1ni2m
    @user-jg2xp1ni2m Před 29 dny +128

    Me:Is sad
    He:uploads
    Me:happy

    • @Mr.scooter-le8yo
      @Mr.scooter-le8yo Před 29 dny

      This makes you happy?

    • @TwinkieCakey
      @TwinkieCakey Před 29 dny +1

      @@Mr.scooter-le8yo yes

    • @damyr
      @damyr Před 29 dny +1

      @@Mr.scooter-le8yo yes, why not? I've learned a few things today, and in a fun way. And that makes me happy. Learning new things is tight!

    • @Mr.scooter-le8yo
      @Mr.scooter-le8yo Před 29 dny +1

      @@damyr I was mostly referring to like the war crimes.

    • @damyr
      @damyr Před 29 dny +1

      @@Mr.scooter-le8yo That's why learning history is important. And we all should be happy because of that.

  • @timothytumusiime2903
    @timothytumusiime2903 Před 29 dny +97

    I'm jealous of you guys
    When you have successful revolutions, actual change happens
    I'm Ugandan. My dad fought in a rebellion for the current government.
    The reasons they were fighting for are literally the same things the successors are doing
    And listening to dad talk, and watching his disappointment at the failure of what he fought for, sacrificed much for. Its truly heartbreaking
    Its truly heartbreaking to listen to your father saying the country's going down the toilet, coz he's literally seen this before 😢

    • @Dotalol123
      @Dotalol123 Před 29 dny

      Eh, you idealize us too much, nothing really changes in Balkans, you just have illusion of change, but after few years you just realize we just swapped old thieves for new thieves, so people continue to move out to western Europe in search for a better life, some copium inhalers stay and wheel keeps spinning...

    • @GeneralProfessor
      @GeneralProfessor Před 29 dny +10

      If he hasn't read it already, get him Orwell's Animal Farm, because it sounds like he might appreciate that book quite a bit.

    • @Hajde_budalla
      @Hajde_budalla Před 28 dny

      The story of the Balkans is, we never f**king learn. A complete, perfect circle of he//. Some people have harder heads than others.

    • @dzonikg
      @dzonikg Před 28 dny

      This channel has turn in to full anti Serbian propaganda ,all "revolutions " here are made in USA and just made thing WORSTER many times

    • @little_muhammad82
      @little_muhammad82 Před 23 dny +5

      I feel you bro, I live in Myanmar and also Myanmar is under a dictatorship for 3+ years and hundreds of people are dying everyday fighting and killing because of revolution

  • @Vlad_-_-_
    @Vlad_-_-_ Před 29 dny +54

    8:48 Damn Hungary, that is extremely based. Its not easy to fight against communism.
    Respect from your dear neighbours.

    • @NuSuntSerb
      @NuSuntSerb Před 29 dny +11

      Romania and hungary should have gex !!!!! 😩😩😩😩

    • @Vlad_-_-_
      @Vlad_-_-_ Před 29 dny +12

      @@NuSuntSerb But brother, what makes you think we aren't already 😎 ?

    • @u2beuser714
      @u2beuser714 Před 28 dny

      ​@@Vlad_-_-_ Wait, i thought you guys love serbia?

    • @Vlad_-_-_
      @Vlad_-_-_ Před 28 dny +1

      @@u2beuser714 We love all our balkan brothers, but we love Serbia a bit more than most. I would say Serbia is no.1 and Bulgaria a very, very close no.2, if not you can easily change these two.

    • @user-cs2wj8tb4d
      @user-cs2wj8tb4d Před 26 dny

      ​I'm Russian. And as a Russian, I advise you to ask what really happened in Hungary in 1956. Spoiler: there was a fascist coup when Soviet Secretary General Nikita Khrushchev released tens and hundreds of thousands of Nazi criminals, who then went to Hungary. I advise you to ask how the Hungarians skinned people and hung them on trees, how bandits and rapists were released from prisons, and how Soviet soldiers tried not to open fire to the last. A huge number of photos of this are available on the Internet​
      But democrats, liberals and anti-communists will never tell you about it.
      @@Vlad_-_-_

  • @igoradamovic9956
    @igoradamovic9956 Před 29 dny +65

    Petition for a part two

  • @colecarstarphen8743
    @colecarstarphen8743 Před 29 dny +142

    Even though I'm a proud son of the south, I think the photo taken during to Yugoslavian civil war where there is graffiti in the background saying "welcome to hell" goes hard.

    • @MysticalyAutistic
      @MysticalyAutistic Před 29 dny +11

      What does "proud son of the South" mean in this context

    • @KirovAirship
      @KirovAirship Před 29 dny +8

      ​@@MysticalyAutisticMaybe guy is Dalmatian.Dalmatians are quite proud for being southern.

    • @dusanradin5868
      @dusanradin5868 Před 29 dny

      All of Balkan is generally Hell for foreign invaders.

    • @Hajde_budalla
      @Hajde_budalla Před 29 dny +2

      You can find that everywhere in every language where theres a war happening. Other 90s iconic pics with the same message from Chechnya, written in both Chechen & Russian, meaning two different things.

    • @FM-hw8yv
      @FM-hw8yv Před 28 dny +1

      Timestamp?

  • @peterhorvath3142
    @peterhorvath3142 Před 29 dny +11

    Not so fun fact about the girl on the picture at 8:37 :
    The picture of the girl with sub-machinegun was taken by Vagn Hansen Danish photographer sometime at the end of October to the 1st of November 1956, was the then 15 years old Szeles Erika Kornélia.
    Later, she joined the Red Cross, because she was told she was too young to fight.
    When the picture became the cover for the Danish newspaper Billed Bladet on the 13th of November, she was allready dead, shot by Russians multiple times and killed, on the 7th of November while trying to save an injured comrade of hers, wearing white coat and Red Cross markings.

    • @Serato17
      @Serato17 Před 27 dny +3

      Köszi! Nem tudtam ennyire pontosan, hogy hogyan halt meg, de remélem, hogy a gyilkosait a saját lelkiismeretük kergette végül őrületbe.

  • @tedchirvasiu
    @tedchirvasiu Před 29 dny +28

    Where Slavoj Zizek eating hot dog

  • @user-pk6qq1rg1q
    @user-pk6qq1rg1q Před 29 dny +67

    The Montenegrin pictures were bangers

    • @soundwavesuperior7531
      @soundwavesuperior7531 Před 29 dny +10

      The one where the Montenegrin guy woke up was the best

    • @BasqueinGlory
      @BasqueinGlory Před 29 dny +1

      @@soundwavesuperior7531wait that doesn’t exist..

    • @jackripper1134
      @jackripper1134 Před 28 dny +2

      Srpska sparta

    • @resanana
      @resanana Před 26 dny +3

      Yep from Dubrovnik campain :D But we are not serbs anymore, and we washed photos from years prior to 2006 :P We are now pro western gay nato nation ;)

  • @enverhoxha545
    @enverhoxha545 Před 29 dny +39

    Most famous photos from Balkan? Pretty sure Albanian should be me🗿

    • @Shqidemi
      @Shqidemi Před 12 dny +1

      for kosovo it would have been a picture of the Fight in the parliament Shit whas Mad funny😭

  • @TwinkieCakey
    @TwinkieCakey Před 29 dny +9

    Toše Proeski, holy shit, that man was a soul of music.

  • @yolocandir1374
    @yolocandir1374 Před 29 dny +61

    I am surprised by no pics from Turkey, although you can argue most of the pictures are because of Turkey.

  • @Weeboslav
    @Weeboslav Před 29 dny +51

    Are we not gonna talk about the fact that he included Kosovo but completely omitted Montenegro,although,most famous photos would probably be from some political rally...

  • @lulavci5464
    @lulavci5464 Před 24 dny +3

    As a guy who simps for history, guy who studies philosophy and a guy who is from Croatia, first time EVER I saw historical video/documentary about Balkan region that is completely historically correct, well researched, utterly honest and really, really enjoyable. I’m not trying to brag, just astounded by this video among tons of fast and bad content.
    Well done and Thank you!

  • @bruh-vj1yg
    @bruh-vj1yg Před 29 dny +28

    Although Moldova was not included here personally i would include photos from the Transnistria War (like the photos of the Battle of Tighina) or the 2009 protests (especially when the parliament building got raided), other photos that are less known but still have an impact in my opinion are that of the anti-soviet resistance groups such as the Armata Neagră (Black Army) and Arcașii lui Ștefan (Stephen's archers).

  • @purple66666
    @purple66666 Před 29 dny +17

    Frieren OST goes so hard with Eaast European vibes

  • @thatjunkerguy5392
    @thatjunkerguy5392 Před 29 dny +13

    I still think the picture of Stjepan Filipovic as he was about to get hung is the most important photo for Yugoslavia during World War 2

    • @hjiikojulokjj1593
      @hjiikojulokjj1593 Před 29 dny +1

      Most definitely,
      the thing is nowadays almost every ex-Yu country is ashamed of their partisans fight.

    • @thatjunkerguy5392
      @thatjunkerguy5392 Před 29 dny

      @@hjiikojulokjj1593 true, but in my opinion it shouldn’t really matter all that much. Most of them fought against the invaders and had mild or no ideological agenda for it.

    • @LIKEICARE84
      @LIKEICARE84 Před 20 dny

      For Slovenes It's the picture of Albina Mali-Hočevar.

  • @brandonbaldan1293
    @brandonbaldan1293 Před 29 dny +45

    '89 Romania was a tragedy, and it should never be forgotten

    • @omi685
      @omi685 Před 29 dny +8

      Thank goodness we got rid of the dictator 😖

    • @brandonbaldan1293
      @brandonbaldan1293 Před 29 dny +1

      He did many bad things, but some decent things, such as standing up to the USSR during the invasion of Czechoslovakia.

    • @TheUltimateLegend7
      @TheUltimateLegend7 Před 29 dny

      ​@omi685 unfortunately mostly only him. Most of the other communist war criminals politicians got away and now their children are running this country. ..

    • @tomgu2285
      @tomgu2285 Před 28 dny

      Thank God romanian become another right wing capitalist shithole (sarcasm).

    • @kevinnickel7529
      @kevinnickel7529 Před 28 dny

      ​@@brandonbaldan1293 don't be retarded.

  • @hilmust6278
    @hilmust6278 Před 29 dny +12

    Thank you for using one of my wojaks in this video’s thumbnail, i appreciate it!

  • @gergelyjakovac3063
    @gergelyjakovac3063 Před 29 dny +9

    The main problem with the hungarian regime before 1956 was not 'economiacal mismanagement' and dropping living standards. The main problem was the everyday terror of the communist dictatorship the people had to endure.

  • @exoticsand
    @exoticsand Před 29 dny +11

    3:04 "subscribe for war clashes" 💀

  • @cerebrummaximus3762
    @cerebrummaximus3762 Před 29 dny +16

    Janos, the problem with this is that most of the Balkans' history occurred before the 20th Century.
    I think it would be a good idea to do a similar video, but with the most famous Balkan paintings, rather than photos.
    It would also be very interesting exploring the famous historical paintings of the Balkans; art is more rarely spoken about.
    Nice video, love from Bulgaria!

  • @kremsnita446
    @kremsnita446 Před 29 dny +9

    epic video, its always nice when ytbers listen to their fans! keep up the good work :)

    • @kremsnita446
      @kremsnita446 Před 29 dny

      ofc he has to say slovenians are femboys bruh

  • @ninjawarrior8994
    @ninjawarrior8994 Před 29 dny +4

    If you want to do something like this again, I'd recommend you asking about most memorable speeches (JJ also did this).

  • @LegaliseFinland
    @LegaliseFinland Před 29 dny +10

    Actually Slovenia declared independence first ☝🤓

  • @jokekopter2509
    @jokekopter2509 Před 29 dny +3

    6:53 The fact that we built this monument is amazing 😅

  • @aronkarolyi7558
    @aronkarolyi7558 Před 24 dny +3

    what's up whit Dani Zoltán sitting on the shot down F-117 Nighthawk

  • @neromastic4512
    @neromastic4512 Před 28 dny +1

    I remember back in the 2000s when driving with my Father and Mother in Bosnia that he told me about Toše Proeski
    A singer so great that even to this day he is remembered.
    His Music could be heard on the Radio from time to time by many Radio stations.
    And the music was astounding,especially his song Igra bez granica has been played often.
    Sadly his death did came tragically to end,but his music lives on.
    I could never imagen the feeling of loosing a famous singer up until one day in 2018 where I for once could feel such pain.
    A day where my Favourite person died,namely Avicii.
    And at that Night in a club I've decided to change for such events and people to never miss out on.
    This World hurts,but it even more hurts for the people we have lost.

  • @thevivianbrun
    @thevivianbrun Před 29 dny +24

    Of iconic Balkan stories, there's really only two that stand out as special and deserving of their own videos. The tale of Sarajevo's Romeo and Juliet, of Admira and Boško - the two lovers from opposing sides who didn't care for divisions and who now rest for eternity together; and the story of Vesna Vulovic. You can actually probably contact a relative of Vesna's for more, it's her nephew - her nephew is Aleksa from the channel Boy Boy.

  • @gocetanevski9056
    @gocetanevski9056 Před 24 dny +3

    "Macedonia's freedom is hidden in an internal uprising. Anyone who thinks he can liberate Macedonia from the outside is lying to himself and others." ----- Goce Delčev
    "Well done, hero, come so I can shake your hand and greet you, that's what Mother Macedonia needs!" ------ Goce Delčev
    "Can there be another place for a Macedonian other than Macedonia? Is there a nation more unhappy than Macedonian? And is there a wider field for work than this one in Macedonia?" --- Goce Delčev
    Organisation was called "Internal MACEDONIAN revolutionary organisation" not Bulgarian.
    Bulgarians started to claim our Language and our historical figures in the last 10 years when they saw that the EU allows anything for their members. So it's more political question rather than historical. On a talk show in Bulgaria people didn't know who is Goce Delčev and thats how they care about him and anyone else.
    btw.....when you troll, troll so you can't see where you're from :)

  • @nikolabegonja5490
    @nikolabegonja5490 Před 23 dny +2

    The destruction of the Mostar bridge is one of the most shameful actions we did during the war, and international pressure is what forced Croatia to make peace with Bosnia in the war and to help them against the common enemy.

    • @adi862
      @adi862 Před 11 dny

      also Bosnian army backed away during their campaign in november 1993 while they will in the entrace of Vrde village which was crucial to capturing West Mostar and Široki Brijeg.

  • @vladcreanga977
    @vladcreanga977 Před 29 dny +2

    Great video man. When the Dark Souls 3 music started I thought I had left the game open :))

  • @cerebrummaximus3762
    @cerebrummaximus3762 Před 29 dny +3

    Janos, the problem with this is that most of the Balkans' history occurred before the 20th Century.
    I think it would be a good idea to do a similar video, but with the most famous Balkan paintings, rather than photos.
    It would also be very interesting exploring the famous historical paintings of the Balkans; art is more rarely spoken about.

  • @user-id6us9cg4n
    @user-id6us9cg4n Před 28 dny +1

    awesome video with a lot of historical information that gives me more inspiration to learn about the balkans

  • @liamduplessis8197
    @liamduplessis8197 Před 29 dny

    Learn so much about this part of Europe for your channel. And also, your manner is hilarious and entertaining. Love it, keep it up 😊

  • @X37V_Freecazoid
    @X37V_Freecazoid Před 29 dny +2

    This video is so sad for me, no jokes can relief the pain of people through all the balkans endured, I wish no war will be again in this culturally rich place and we learn to live together. None of mad wishes of some politicians should be above peoples lives. Love from Moldova

  • @konstantinlozev2272
    @konstantinlozev2272 Před 29 dny +44

    So, in 1956 Hungarian uprising and fighting the USSR. And now the best friends of Putin...

    • @irishguy1465
      @irishguy1465 Před 29 dny

      It was the USSR not Russia dummy (they got like 20 different nationalities not just Russians) also screw the west.

    • @No_Anime_No_Life.
      @No_Anime_No_Life. Před 29 dny

      at least Putin is not pro-communist, he did criticizing Soviet communist party and Woke communism in global speech (i forget that name place) before Russia-Ukraine war happened
      i not fan of Putin but he was same good level with PM Shinzo Abe and president Trump. these 3 men is very brave to criticizing the "popular ideologies" like socialism and communism
      where these "popular ideologies" is very favorite by unemployed students and twitter retards in West world
      that why PM Shinzo Abe, president Trump, and president Putin is being hated by the world but i know why i like these 3 men

    • @alexturnbackthearmy1907
      @alexturnbackthearmy1907 Před 29 dny +9

      One dictatorship carves for another. If anyone thought that after fall of soviet union everything will magically fix itself, they were for a big surprise.

    • @konstantinlozev2272
      @konstantinlozev2272 Před 29 dny +4

      @@alexturnbackthearmy1907 that's actually really sad...

    • @alexturnbackthearmy1907
      @alexturnbackthearmy1907 Před 29 dny +3

      @@konstantinlozev2272 Talk about it, many were expecting more freedom here in russia (mainly economical and political thanks to khrushev), but got Hitler 2.0 instead. At the very least without concentration camps.

  • @soWWaa0
    @soWWaa0 Před 27 dny +2

    Great video, as always. Where is Montenegro? We have plenty of important photos throughout history, most notably the pre-execution smile of Ljubo Čupić during WWII, or a photo taken during the pro-independence gatherings in 2006...
    Maybe my fellow Montenegrins could share some more, these are the ones that come to my mind.

  • @Brother_Nihilus
    @Brother_Nihilus Před 29 dny +2

    You should definitely do a part 2

  • @yamaddie
    @yamaddie Před 29 dny +1

    dark souls music while talking about the balkan wars is prolly the most appropriate thing I can think of

  • @ferastraerumihai7491
    @ferastraerumihai7491 Před 25 dny +2

    You forgot the video of Ceausescu's assasination on Christmas Day in 1989, oh and it was done on live TV

  • @surfingowl9646
    @surfingowl9646 Před 29 dny

    Solid! Thanks!

  • @lori2364
    @lori2364 Před 29 dny +2

    Great audio editing!

  • @martinhall932
    @martinhall932 Před 29 dny

    Fascinating collection of stories on human pathos in the Balkans... like a collection of Chekov short stories. Love this channel and I'm just an Anglo-Franco American.

  • @hartingtherealone
    @hartingtherealone Před 26 dny +1

    For Romania, another good pic id have thought woukd go well here is the one from 1918 showing the crowd of people with romanian flags outside of the Great National Assembly at Alba Iulia in 1918, where the union with Romania was ratified by transylvanian parliament. I am so upset i did not think of this back when the community poll came out.

  • @krayxeez
    @krayxeez Před 28 dny +1

    I love this concept.

  • @HarrymcFlurry681
    @HarrymcFlurry681 Před 29 dny +10

    4:23 get chills when I see this picture
    1837-♾️
    🤍
    💚

  • @siryeetus6226
    @siryeetus6226 Před 4 dny +1

    Another significant and important Romanian picture is our military in Budapest, after the Hungarians tried to take over Transylvania. The romanian army could've taken over the capital city, but instead they just took a photo to show dominance, and then left. The commander of the romanian army put his shoe on one of the spirals from the parliament bulding, symbolizing power.

  • @v.emiltheii-nd.8094
    @v.emiltheii-nd.8094 Před 28 dny +2

    13:00 For anybody interested do see the Colectiv docudrama. It shows that "Corruption kills".

  • @berniekatzroy
    @berniekatzroy Před 10 dny

    Im glad the Balkans are underrated, gives me more time to visit with not too many tourists.

  • @hans7856
    @hans7856 Před 29 dny +2

    As a Dutchman, definitely by far the most famous photo (and video) material is Karremans being forced to drink Rakija by Ratko Mladić. Such a painful and powerless moment, and his face clearly shows it. He was also scolded by him, after making some remarks about a piano player, and there is also material of Dutch and Serbian soldiers dancing and drinking together (another painful moment..), but Karremans and Mladić drinking together is by far the most memorable and famous here.

    • @Despotez
      @Despotez Před 28 dny +1

      Forced, lol. Please, these dutch soldiers were happy that they got out alive. Besides, enough Dutch soldiers saw that the whole situation was NOT black and white over there, so not only one side was a bad side. And on top of that you can not blame those Dutch kids, which what they were. They went into military 'want spannend en avontuur' but got involved into a civil war which has been cooking up for centuries between Muslims and Christians.

    • @adi862
      @adi862 Před 11 dny

      @@Despotezthey had the job the protect them. If they didn’t had that intention then they shouldn’t have disarm Bosniaks in Srebrenica. Pure cowards which were used by Serbs.

  • @mikifull4050
    @mikifull4050 Před 28 dny +2

    i think the photo that i am sure all Serbs know is a photo of Gavrilo Princip

  • @petras8385
    @petras8385 Před 29 dny +9

    a little disappointed i didn't see the picture of arkan with the tiger cub, but very interesting pics and history still

  • @rnabo031
    @rnabo031 Před 29 dny +3

    Weirdly no mention of ww2 photos for any country.
    For example hanging of Stjepan Filipović, photo hanging in the entrance to United Nations building in New York.

  • @Serato17
    @Serato17 Před 27 dny +1

    Oh yeah, nice to see that my suggestion was choosen 😊

  • @mrghostly1118
    @mrghostly1118 Před 29 dny

    All this was enjoyable to listen to Janusz, I wonder could you more videos about pictures and historical context

  • @chillie6818
    @chillie6818 Před 5 dny

    20:31 I love how every once in a while as I watch this channel I get Hetalia/Yugotalia fan art in the most unexpected places, which I suppose should make them rather expected, as someone who after a decade still hasn't manage to left the hetalia hole (and likely never will) I find this rather amusing 😅

  • @grandpaerving4100
    @grandpaerving4100 Před 27 dny +3

    Where is Arkan with his tigers 🤨🤨🤨

  • @PerunsZGRevenge
    @PerunsZGRevenge Před 25 dny +1

    Sorry, that Toše Proeski album cover had me burst with laughter. He was popping out of pate cans here in Croatia through the mid 2000s. God rest his soul and bless our Macedonian brothers and their last huzzah to shove him into our faces.

  • @Pyrozen69
    @Pyrozen69 Před 29 dny +3

    6:41 I was sitting in that park 15 minutes ago lol

  • @chimpanzzzgamer
    @chimpanzzzgamer Před 29 dny +3

    I did not know you were collecting pictures... I would send some from Slovenia!

  • @bogdanzivkovic8711
    @bogdanzivkovic8711 Před 29 dny +15

    It's a shame you didn't include the photo of Stjepan Filipovic, shouting "death to fascism, freedom to the people" with raised hands before his execution in Valjevo. Much more famous both in the Balkans and worldwide than the overthrow of Milosevic or the assassination of Djindjic.

    • @nebeskisrb7765
      @nebeskisrb7765 Před 29 dny +1

      I'm seriously miffed that out of so many great Serbian historic moments, he chose 2 pictures from the transition period.

    • @dzonikg
      @dzonikg Před 28 dny

      HE is for long time so call "NGO" ,probably receiving money from them so this channel turn in to full anti Serbian propaganda .Everything that he mention Serbia and Serbs in video sound like straight from CNN ,full off sht

    • @dzonikg
      @dzonikg Před 28 dny

      @@nebeskisrb7765 I am supprised that he did not delete you comment allready

    • @nebeskisrb7765
      @nebeskisrb7765 Před 28 dny

      @@dzonikg Why would he?

    • @dzonikg
      @dzonikg Před 28 dny

      @@nebeskisrb7765 Because is obviously Washington sponsored video

  • @lippi2171
    @lippi2171 Před 29 dny +1

    I've probably told this story already, but my Hungarian grandpa was a university student in Budapest during the uprising. He took photos from the top of a building, but unfortunately the negatives got destroyed (accidentally if I remember correctly). The photos would probably worth a lot today. He told me stories though, he saw nasty things.
    Edit: 9:49 holy moly, I recommended this photo!!

  • @srose1088
    @srose1088 Před 28 dny +2

    I never thought about it before but many of the most famous photos around the world probably have to do with war.

  • @C.A._Old
    @C.A._Old Před 28 dny +3

    *9:38** This is it! Those who defend Stalin today should see this legendary photo. Let them understand how dishonorable a dictator is.*

  • @davidmajer3652
    @davidmajer3652 Před 29 dny

    That was a wonderful collection of pictures thoughtfully narrated, but of those pictures, my favorite was at 19:54, No Weapons in the Church.

  • @TheUltimateLegend7
    @TheUltimateLegend7 Před 29 dny +2

    A great Romanian photo is one with a soldier and a civilian? girl together holding red and white carnations. It represents the moment the army stopped following orders and started protesting along with the civilians

  • @skirtsnake8808
    @skirtsnake8808 Před 29 dny +1

    I wasn't prepared for Balkan history lesson with Persona and Dark Souls music

    • @radicalcentrist4990
      @radicalcentrist4990 Před 29 dny +1

      Persona music is pretty fitting for Slovenia. And Dark Souls music is fitting for Balkans in general, because the Balkans are the Dark Souls of Europe.

  • @changingpeopleslivesmoon2993

    Hey can you do a video about historical photos of Western Europe and one about Asia

  • @Claudiu.
    @Claudiu. Před 29 dny +15

    When I hear people saying that they lived a better life during comunism.. I wonder if it's just them being bored of having too many things and capitalism and envy just playing around.. Because national starving, lack of access to information and freedom.. Surely wasn't better.
    Thank you for making this clip. As different as we may be with our individual country traditions, we are very much similar in having dark pasts that should help move us forward to a better future. Slower than what we need, but all countries have seen some evolution.

    • @maximk9964
      @maximk9964 Před 29 dny

      Communism sucks a big one, that's true, but collapse of communism hit some people harder than others. Many teachers, athletes, doctors and so on suddenly lost a lot of state funding and had to scramble in a system they weren't used to and didn't adapt well, so I get why they'd have fond memories of it.
      Doesn't justify mass poverty, slave... uh, I mean labour camps, lack of free speech, corruption, threat of torture by KGB or their variants, and how difficult it was to get a VCR

    • @dzonikg
      @dzonikg Před 28 dny

      IT was better ,but off course this on west pay list will say you differently

    • @ericraululyeetusdelyeetus5028
      @ericraululyeetusdelyeetus5028 Před 17 dny

      ​@@dzonikg Take your meds and screw off.
      Nobody was better off then.
      I would've understood if you said that one shouldn't discount socialism or even the ideal of communism because of how it was executed in the past, but to claim people were better off THEN?!
      You do not deserve the right to vote, let alone provide shade to the blood soaked ground you step upon with your ungrateful and petulant feet, you utter disgrace.
      Let it be known, I've as much ire for the sins of capitalism as I have for the god who decided you had the right to have fingers to type with, the vocal chords to speak with, the eyes to perceive yet not see with, the ears to hear only what you want to hear with, and the brain to not think with. I pray that you are as ugly on the outside as you are on the inside, so that you may never procreate, and doom a poor child to having you as their parent.

  • @milosevicc_
    @milosevicc_ Před 27 dny +1

    What about Montenegro? We have alot of pictures from war in 90s and older, its a shame to be left out in every video as fellow serb brothers. Also what a banger on the end🔥🔥🔥

  • @liamduplessis8197
    @liamduplessis8197 Před 29 dny +2

    Thanks!

  • @FM-hw8yv
    @FM-hw8yv Před 28 dny

    Can you do a video like this for the rest of Europe aswell
    Its fascinatingly historical knowlege

  • @hunterherring2647
    @hunterherring2647 Před 28 dny

    It is crazy that I (just today) checked the tag of my favorite blanket that I have had since i was a child, and it was produced in Vukovar Yugoslavia. Wild.

  • @SamanthaRostova
    @SamanthaRostova Před 29 dny +1

    Montenegro must have slept through the submission phase

  • @kilercola
    @kilercola Před 29 dny +3

    You missed picture of Caucescu and his wife being executed.

  • @vixu_xivu
    @vixu_xivu Před 29 dny +1

    Balkans, what a place, most memorabile moments are warriors, wars and revolutions, optionaly, on top of a soviet tank.

  • @Ogi1357
    @Ogi1357 Před 27 dny +1

    I expected to see a picture of Gavrilo Princip.

  • @biuless5275
    @biuless5275 Před 4 dny

    The Hungarian revolution in 1956, is one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen in modern days. They clashed with sovit union, standing toe to toe against them for freedom. Alas they were crushed. I always remembered that there’s a song about this revolution. It’s so sweet and emotional but I forgot it…

  • @markobajt9261
    @markobajt9261 Před 28 dny

    Super odabir i objasnjenja na slike.

  • @demirdzaferovic2990
    @demirdzaferovic2990 Před 28 dny +1

    Damn, that dark souls 3 OST goes hard with our dark history.

  • @zarathustrasshadow
    @zarathustrasshadow Před 29 dny +1

    I remember when I was playing soldier of fortune, in a mission in Kosovo there was a graffiti "pazi snajpfer". Maybe it was a reference to Sarajevo :D

  • @Morar_Bro
    @Morar_Bro Před 28 dny +1

    13:10
    I think there was a romanian band called Say Goodbye To Gravity that died in the fire too...

  • @LuminaryCursorem
    @LuminaryCursorem Před 29 dny +4

    I have one of those M70ab2 rifles. I often wonder were it was or before being cut up and sold as a parts kit in the US. The receiver was made in 1987 so no doubt it participated in the war.
    I have to say though, Serbs know how to make a damn fine rifle.

    • @boogie3718
      @boogie3718 Před 29 dny +1

      My father when he served in Bosnian and Croat war he carried 2 with him
      Pretty fine rifles indeed

    • @LuminaryCursorem
      @LuminaryCursorem Před 29 dny

      @@boogie3718 I'm sure they served him well without any or very few malfunctions.

  • @Gia1911Logous
    @Gia1911Logous Před 25 dny +2

    Bro can you do a video on the Balkan-Indian war of 2024?

    • @apan990
      @apan990 Před 23 dny

      he is confirmed on the sub.

    • @Hajde_budalla
      @Hajde_budalla Před 22 dny

      Me have Czech-chan friends. Be car full.

  • @nenadsarac2887
    @nenadsarac2887 Před 29 dny +1

    My favorite Serbian photo is Serbian soldier Dragutin Matić from WW1, the picture has traveled the world and is in many history books

  • @milanninkovic4890
    @milanninkovic4890 Před 4 dny

    The most famous balkan photo voted just recently during a photography contest is the man with sickle taken during NATO agresion on Jugoslavia

  • @pacificstensland3254
    @pacificstensland3254 Před 27 dny +2

    Did I hear the MFing Frieren theme song in the background when he was talking about Kosovo!?

  • @KostisPlayz
    @KostisPlayz Před 29 dny +1

    I am surprised that the Ethnarch, Napoleon Zervas (and by some extension EDES) weren't featured in most popular photos for Hellas.

  • @moonage_
    @moonage_ Před 29 dny +3

    THAT BLONDE BOSNIAN GIRL WITH AK!