How capitalism destroyed Eastern Europe ft. @YUGOPNIK Balkan Odyssey 2022-03-13 | Check out Part 1: youtu.be/JrlAyGXWZZ8This video is part two of a two part series on privatisation made in collaboration with @YUGOPNIK - a fellow comrade from ex-Yugoslavia, whose channel is a source of incredibly insightful videos on a variety of economic, philosophical and cultural topics - from a marxist perspective. This video will provide insights into the examples of privatisation - how it was used to recolonize Eastern Europe and the horrific consequences thereof. For a theoretical and philosophical analysis of privatisation, I strongly recommend watching Yugopnik’s video first and, while you’re at it - be sure to take a look at the rest of his fantastic content, which has played a huge role in my own political journey and which I cannot recommend more. ►Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey►Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balkan.odys...►Sources:- Michael Parenti - Blackshirts and Reds- Poverty in Eastern Europe and the CIS - Chapter 7- Privatization in the countries of Eastern and central Europe and of the former Soviet Union - by Pekka Sutela (United Nations University)- Privatizing Russia - by Maxim Boycko, Andrei Shleifer, Robert W. Vishny- The Role of Oligarchs in Russian Capitalism - by Sergei Guriev and Andrei Rachinsky►Timestamps0:00 Introduction0:45 P1 - Free market mythology and the betrayal of socialism5:42 P2 - The one-way democracy of market reforms11:08 P3 - The Soviet under siege14:53 P4 - Plundering of the Soviet Union17:16 P5 - Recolonising the east. Privatisation and foreign investment20:34 Debt enslavement23:10 Failing industry and agriculture25:30 Societal collapse29:09 Workers' rights30:24 P6 - Broadening "civil society" to the uncivilized east - Women's rights31:10 Cultural decay36:31 The European Union39:07 P7 - The future and legacy of socialism♪ Music ♫HookSounds - Voices in the DarkAl Marconi - Moonlight SonataAl Marconi - Dark and moody spanish guitarRoss Bugden - Flight Hymn
How the Balkans almost united Balkan Odyssey 2024-10-01 | ► Thanks to Manscaped for sponsoring today's video! Get 20% OFF + Free International Shipping with my promo code BALKAN at mnscpd.com/BalkanOdyssey► Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey► Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/balkan.odysey► Sources (in order of relevance)Leften S. Stavrianos - Balkan Federation. A history of the movement toward Balkan unity in modern times (1964)Leften S. Stavrianos - The Balkan Federation movement, a neglected aspect (1942)Roumiana Preshlenova - Uniting the Balkans. Common desires and first initiatives in the interwar period. In: Disintegration and integration in East-Central Europe 1919 – post-1989 (2014)Slobodan Nešović - Bledski sporazumi Tito - Dimitrov 1947 (1979)Branko Dadić - Jugoslavija u svetu, Medjunarodni odnosi i spoljna politika Jugoslavije 1941 - 1969 (1970)Branko Petranović - Istorija Jugoslavije II. Narodnooslobodilački rat i revolucija 1941 - 1945 (1988)Branko Petranović i Cedomir Štrbac - Istorija socijalističke Jugoslavije 1 - Opšti pregled (1977)Vladimir Dedijer - Josip Broz Tito, prilozi za biografiju (1953)Sednice prezidijuma Narodne skupštine FNRJ (prvog i drugog sativa) 4. II 1946 - 9. I 1953 (1956)► Timestamps0:00 Introduction1:20 1 - Genesis of the Balkan Union Idea1:53 1.1 - Years of preparation (1829 - 1849)4:08 1.2 - The Danubian Federation movement (1849 - 1860)8:06 1.3 - The first Balkan alliance systems (1860 - 1914)13:14 1.4 - First revolutionary socialist ideas (1871 - 1918)16:36 1.5 - The inter-war period (1918 - 1941)20:00 2 - The Balkan Conferences and Balkan Entente (1930 - 1934)26:31 3 - The Balkan Socialist Federation (1946 - 1948)
Stop talking about war crimes, goddamit Balkan Odyssey 2024-07-09 | ► Protect your privacy with Surfshark VPN and get 4 months of free access with the code BALKANODYSSEY or through this link: https://surfshark.deals/balkanodyssey► Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey► Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/balkan.odysey► Sources (in order of relevance)Dejan Jović - Jugoslavija, Država koja je odumrla (2003)Jovo Bakić - Jugoslavija, Razaranje i njegovi tumači (2011)Catherine Samary - Yugoslavia dismembered (1995)Stef Jansen - Anti-nationalism: post-Yugoslav resistance and narratives of self and society (2000)Sabrina Petra Ramet - Tri Jugoslavije. Izgradnja države i izazov legitimacije, 1918-2005 (2006)V. P. Gagnon Jr. - The Myth of Ethnic War: Serbia and Croatia in the 1990s (2004)Enver Redžić - Istorijska nauka o Bosni i Hercegovini u razdoblju 1990–2000: naučni skup (2003)Noel Malcolm- Bosnia: A Short History (2002)Andrew B. Wachtel - Making a nation, breaking a nation. Literature and cultural politics in Yugoslavia (2001) Branko Petranović - Istorija Jugoslavije II. Narodnooslobodilački rat i revolucija 1941 - 1945 (1988)Zdravko Dizdar - Brojidbeni pokazatelji odnosa vojničkih postrojbi na teritoriju Nezavisne Države Hrvatske 1941.-1945. godine. Journal of Contemporary History (1996)
The sinister origins of the family Balkan Odyssey 2024-06-04 | ► Protect your privacy with Surfshark VPN and get 4 months of free access with the code BALKANODYSSEY or through this link: https://surfshark.deals/balkanodyssey► Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey► Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/balkan.odysey► Timestamps0:00 Introduction1:00 1 - The family is not eternal5:16 I - The primeval condition5:57 II - The consanguine family7:28 III - The punaluan family10:03 IV - The pairing family12:02 3 - The division of labor and advent of slavery15:29 4 - Historical defeat of the female sex17:27 5 - Monogamy - Family as a form of slavery22:16 6 - The class nature of marriage25:54 7 - Future prospects
Communism saved Eastern Europe Balkan Odyssey 2024-05-16 | ► Protect your privacy with Surfshark VPN and get 4 months of free access with the code BALKANODYSSEY or through this link: https://surfshark.deals/balkanodyssey► This video was made in cooperation with @chemreac1. Make sure to check out his video on how the Soviet Union saved Western Europe: youtube.com/watch?v=_xb1GhkPp94► Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey► Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/balkan.odysey► Timestamps0:00 Introduction3:30 1.1 Context: Eastern Europe before socialism8:30 1.2 Context: The communist revolution10:09 2 Disclaimer: Mistakes and defects12:11 3.1 Socio-economic upheavals: Nationalisation, collectivisation and the planned economy12:54 3.2 Industrialisation and electrification17:00 3.3 Urbanisation and changes in the social class structure18:44 4.1 - Achievements and successes - Economic growth and stability23:21 4.2 - Standard of living and consumption27:00 4.3 - The physical quality of life31:54 4.4 - Inequality in the Soviet Union ft. ChemicalMind38:22 4.5 - Literacy, education and culture42:39 4.6 - Science and technology44:44 4.7 - Workers' and political rights50:42 4.8 - Workers' rights and emancipation54:44 4.9 - Marginalised groups, ethnic and religious minorities57:32 5 - Wanting it all
Commie blocks are awesome, actually (a reply to Living Ironically in Europe & NFKRZ) Balkan Odyssey 2024-04-02 | ► Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey► Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/balkan.odysey► Sources (cited)Owen Heatherly, The Architectural Review, Housing in the Eastern Bloc (2015)Edmunds V Bunkse, The Role of a Humane Environment in Soviet Urban Planning (1979)Jack C. Fisher, Planning the city of socialist man (1963)Henry W. Morton, Housing in the Soviet Union (1984)Jiri Musil, Urbanization in Socialist Countries (1980)Peter Lizon, East Central Europe: The Unhappy Heritage of Communist Mass Housing (1996)Gyorgy Enyedi, Urbanisation in East Central Europe: Social Processes and Societal Responses in the State Socialist Systems (1992)Owen Heatherly - Housing in the eastern block. The architectural review (2015) ► Sources (for further reading)Herny W. Morton, Who Gets What, When and How? Housing in the Soviet Union (1980)Alexander Block, Soviet Housing. The Historical Aspect (1954)M. F. Parkins, City planning in Soviet Russia, Harvard University, Russian Research Center, (1949)Anna Schpuntova, Soviet mass housing. Making a modernist dream a reality, Architectural Association School of Architecture, 2021 William Richardson, Architecture, Urban Planning and Housing During the First Five Year Plans: Hannes Meyer in the USSR, 1930-1936 ► Music:HeavenlyAir/FineTune Music - CommiserateRannar Sillard/Epidemic Sound - From here we can seeChillOut/FineTune Music - Ambient nostalgic atmosphere (Too cold)Mit-Rich/Jamendo - Piano ambient atmosphere
Why womens lives are worth nothing Balkan Odyssey 2024-02-23 | ► Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey► Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/balkan.odysey► Sources (cited)• Selma Asotić - Muškarac ubije ženu (https://nomad.ba/asotic-muskarac-ubije-zenu)• Zenskamreza.ba - Femicid je društveni problem, a ne sporadični incident iz privatne sfere (https://zenskamreza.ba/femicid-je-drustveni-problem-a-ne-sporadicni-incident-iz-privatne-sfere/)• Danas.rs - Šta je femicid i koliko je raširen po Evropo i svetu? (https://www.danas.rs/svet/sta-je-femicid-i-koliko-je-rasiren-po-evropi-i-svetu/)► Music: • Colorofmusic/Jamendo - Scary horror halloween background ambience• Axl Audio/FineTune Music - Wound• LifeSpan/FineTune Music - Miffed• Big Bang Beats/FineTune Music - Piddling• Higher Power/FineTune Music - Aerate• VictoryFlags/FineTune Music - Rebirth
Serbs before Yugoslavia - The medieval era Balkan Odyssey 2024-01-25 | ► Try out World of Warships with this link: wo.ws/3vQESoD and grab your free starter pack that includes:500 doubloons7 days of premium2 million creditsTier IV ship6-skill-point commanderValid only when registering for the first time. Sponsored by World of Warships.► Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey► Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/balkan.odysey► Sources (cited)• Ivan Božić, Sima Ćirković, Milorad Ekmečić, Vladimir Dedijer, Istorija Jugoslavije (1972)• Bogo Grafenauer, Dušan Perović, Jaroslav Šidak, Historija naroda Jugoslavije (1953)• Jovanka Kalić, Istorija srpskog naroda: Doba borbi za očuvanje i obnovu države (1371-1537) (druga knjiga) (1982)• Dejan Djokić, A concise history of Serbia (2023)• Milorad Ekmečić, Dugo kretanje između klanja i oranja: Istorija Srba u Novom Veku 1492 - 1992 (2008)• Vladimir Ćorović, Istorija Jugoslavije (1933)• Konstantin Jireček, Istorija Srba, prva knjiga do 1537. godine (1952)► Sources (paraphrased)• Sima Ćirković, Istorija srpskog naroda: Od najstarijih vremena do Maričke bitke (1371) (prva knjiga) (1982)• Sima Ćirković, Istorija srednjovekovne bosanske države (1964)• Sima Ćirković i Rade Mihaljčić, Leksikon srpskog srednjeg veka (1999)► Music: • Rannar Sillard/Epidemic Sound - From here we can see• Chill Out/FineTune Music - Too cold• Chill Out/FineTune Music - Chill (Say goodbye)• Chill Out/FineTune Music - Nameless• Heavenly Air/FineTune Music - Commiserate• Mit-Rich/Jamendo - Magic Atmosphere• Chill Out/FineTune Music - Take me• Amaranth Cove/Epidemic Sound - Envision• Big Bang Beats/FineTune Music - Piddling► Timestamps0:00 Introduction3:02 1 - The fate of medieval Serbian states10:16 2 - Byzantine hegemony and influence12:48 3 - Material conditions in medieval Serbia15:57 4 - Byzantine-Bulgarian struggle for hegemony over Serbia18:04 5 - Nemanjići and the revival of Serbian statehood22:46 6 - Socio-economic progress under the Nemanjić dynasty27:43 7 - Inevitable collapse of Dušan's empire31:23 8 - The peculiar role of medieval Bosnia34:01 9 - The Ottoman onslaught
Did we need Yugoslavia? Balkan Odyssey 2023-12-15 | ► Grab Surfshark's exclusive holiday offer and get up to 6 months of free access with the code BALKANODYSSEY or through this link: https://surfshark.deals/balkanodyssey Each subscription also directly helps the me as a content creator, so thank you in advance!► Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey► Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/balkan.odysey► Music: • Frozen Silence/Jamendo - Ice• Ross Bugden - The Wild West
Whats the deal with Macedonians? Balkan Odyssey 2023-10-31 | ► Get a 7-day free trial and 25% off Blinkist Annual Premium by clicking here: blinkist.com/nc/partners/balkan-odyssey► Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey► Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balkan.odys...► Research and script by @Jagodaaaaaaaa (Discord)► Sources:Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (1991)James Pettifer, The New Macedonian Question (2001)Roumen Dontchev Daskalov and Tchavdar Marinov, Entangled Histories of the Balkans - Volume One (2013)Loring M. Danforth, The Macedonian Conflict: Ethnic Nationalism in a Transnational World (1997)Andrew Rossos, Incompatible Allies: Greek Communism and Macedonian Nationalism in the Civil War in Greece, 1943-1949 (1997)Evgenij Litovski, Некои прашања околу испраќањето и грижата за учителите од Народна Република Македонија на работа во пиринскиот дел на Македонија во учебната 1947/1948 година(2022)Tomasz Kamusella, The Politics of Language and Nationalism in Modern Central Europe (2009)Jeronim Perović, The Tito–Stalin split: a reassessment in light of new evidence (2007)► Timestamps:0:00 Introduction5:35 Origins of nationalism13:35 Greek nationalism and the macedonian question up to WW218:14 Bulgarian nationalism and the macedonian question up to WW221:13 Serbian nationalism and the macedonian question up to WW223:38 Macedonian nationalism before WW228:02 Macedonians in WW230:29 Ethnic cleansing and the denial of Macedonian identity41:56 The modern era, antiquization and North Macedonia48:09 A better future for Macedonia
Why I became a Communist (and why you should too) Balkan Odyssey 2023-10-08 | ► Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey► Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balkan.odys...► Sources for further reading in the pinned comment down below!► Timestamps:0:00 Introduction2:35 Reason #1 5:55 Reason #29:23 Reason #314:03 Reason #420:00 Reason #5 21:55 Reason #625:29 Reason #7
The tragedy of Kosovo Balkan Odyssey 2023-08-05 | ► Support the channel by getting Ground News for 30% at https://ground.news/BalkanOdyssey► Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey► Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balkan.odys...► Sources:Branko Petranović, Istorija Jugoslavije 1918-1988 Kraljevina Jugoslavija (Knjiga 1) (1988)Branko Petranović, Istorija Jugoslavije 1918-1988 Narodnooslobodilački rat i revolucija (Knjiga 2) (1988)Branko Petranović, Istorija Jugoslavije 1918-1988 Socijalistička Jugoslavija (Knjiga 3) (1988)Dimitrije Tucović, Srbija i Arbanija (1914)Dr. Slobodan D. Milošević, Izbeglice i preseljenici na teritoriji okupirane Jugoslavije 1941-1945. godine (1981)Dr. Vasa Čubrilović, The expulsion of the Albanians (1937)Marko Miljanov, Život i običaji Arbanasa (1908)Noel Malcolm, Kosovo a short history (1999)Crvena Kritika, Za samoopredeljenja naroda Kosova i izgradnju Balkanske Socijalističke Federacije! (2023) (crvenakritika.org/politika/760-za-samoopredeljenje-naroda-kosova-i-izgradnju-balkanske-socijalisticke-federacije)Crvena Kritika, Kosovo - varnice usled imperijalističkih mahinacija by Vinsent Angerer (2023) (crvenakritika.org/politika/855-kosovo-varnice-usled-imperijalistickih-mahinacija)Crvena Kritika, Uloga Miloševića u rasturanju Jugoslavije by Goran Musić (2009) (crvenakritika.org/politika/350-uloga-miloevia-u-rasturanju-jugoslavije-sp-366748649)Goran Despotović, Savez antifašista i Kosovo (2008) (http://blog.b92.net/text/2479/Savez-antifasista-i-Kosovo) In defence of Marxism, Kosovo and the bombing of Yugoslavia - a new crime of imperialism by Alan woods (1999) (marxist.com/bombing-yugoslavia-crime-imperialism.htm) In defence of Marxism, Sharp shift to the left in Kosovo elections (2021) (marxist.com/kosovo-elections-2021-shift-left.htm)Ivan Čolović, Kosovski mit (2017) (pescanik.net/kosovski-mit) Kosovo Information Center, Expulsions of Albanians and Colonisation of Kosova (1997) (nointervention.com/archive/Yugoslavia/Kosovo/www.kosova.com/contents.htm) Marks21, Srbija i Kosovo deset godina nakon bombardovanja (2009) (marks21.info/srbija-i-kosovo-deset-godina-nakon-bombardovanja-za-samoopredeljenje-kosova-cim-se-povuku-sve-imperijalisticke-trupe) Marks21, Kosovsko pitanje: levica nudi novi put ka odgovoru by Dragan Plavišić (2013) (marks21.info/kosovsko-pitanje-levica-nudi-novi-put-ka-odgovoru) Marks21, Kapital iz sveta - druga strana Slobodana Miloševića by Aleksandar Matković (2019) (marks21.info/kapital-iz-sveta-druga-strana-slobodana-milosevica) Novi Plamen, Kratka istorija OVK: Od Envera Hodže do Bila Klintona by James Robertson (2018) (noviplamen.net/glavna/kratka-istorija-oslobodilacke-vojske-kosova-od-envera-hodze-do-bila-klintona) Extract from the Resolution of the Founding Conference of the National Liberation Council of Kosovo and Metohia in the village of Bujan in the Gjakova Highlands (1943) (http://www.albanianhistory.net/1944_Resolution-of-Bujan/index.html) Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Southeast Europe: Social struggles on Europe’s perophery (2020) (https://rosalux.rs/social-struggles-on-europes-periphery/)► Timestamps:0:00 Introduction3:17 1.1 History of the conflict in Kosovo: Creation of Balkan nations8:11 1.2 The Balkan wars & Serbian rule15:41 Sponsored segment21:05 1.3 Fascist occupation & armed Partisan brotherhood27:51 1.4 Kosovo in SFR Yugoslavia39:01 1.5 Rise of Milošević: chauvinism & state discrimination46:43 1.6 Restoration of capitalism & predation of imperialism51:52 2 The status quo: false saviours and quasi-solutions53:20 2.1 "Kosovo is Serbia"55:57 2.2 Greater Albania58:21 2.3 Zajednica Srpskih Opština1:00:03 2.4 Open Balkan initiative1:02:43 3 The Serbian Kosovo myth: a century-long manipulation1:05:55 4 What is to be done? Our historical responsibility
Living abroad hits different Balkan Odyssey 2023-06-11 | ► Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey► Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balkan.odys...► Sources on modern imperialism• John Smith - Imperialism in the 21st century• Zac Cope - Divided world, divided class• Zac Cope - The wealth of (some) nations• William Blum - Killing hope: US military and CIA interventions since WW2• Michael Parenti - Against empire► Music: • Ergo Phizmiz – Open your head• High Proof/FineTune Music – Wisdom• Amaranth Cove/Epidemic Sound – Envision• Gregoire Lourme/Jamendo – Beautiful emotions
The history of Yugoslavia (Documentary) Balkan Odyssey 2023-05-21 | This video was mainly based on a transcript of the article "Balkanska kletva? Rat i nacija na prostoru bivše Jugoslavije" from the newspaper Crvena Kritika by MO Crveni. Some sections have been supplemented by me (for the sake of adjusting it to the video format and my audience) and revised through translation. For the original piece, read the article directly on their website linked down below.► Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey► Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balkan.odys...► Main source:• Crvena Kritika - Balkanska kletva? Rat i nacija na prostoru bivše Jugoslavije: crvenakritika.org/politika/358-balkanska-kletva-rat-i-nacija-na-prostoru-bive-jugoslavije► Secondary sources:• Dr. Latinika Perović - Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca (1918–1929) / Kraljevina Jugoslavija (1929–1941): nastanak, trajanje i kraj: yuhistorija.com/serbian/jug_prva_txt01.html• Branko Petranović - Istorija Jugoslavije 1914-1941 Kraljevina Jugoslavija (prva knjiga)• Branko Petranović - Istorija Jugoslavije 1941-1945 Narodnooslobodilački rat i revolucija (druga knjiga) • Branko Petranović - Istorija Jugoslavije 1945-1988 Socijalistička Jugoslavija (treća knjiga) ► Music: • Amaranth Cove/Epidemic Sound - Envision• Mit-Rich/Jamendo - Magic Atmosphere• Myton Music/MusicRevolution - Those unanswered questions• Anna Dager/Epidemic Sound - The Dawning• Gavin Luke/Epidemic Sound - I will remember• Marc Corominas Pujado/Jamendo - Inner Reflection• A|C/Jamendo - Peaceful Piano► Timestamps:00:00 Introduction02:51 The unsolved national question11:24 Kingdom of Yugoslavia22:16 World War 233:36 Socialist Yugoslavia42:41 Downfall of Yugoslav socialism52:52 Breakup of Yugoslavia
Defending capitalism is kinda pathetic Balkan Odyssey 2023-04-19 | ► Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey► Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balkan.odys...► Sources and mentioned literature:- Mark Fisher - Capitalist realism - Is there no alternative?- Friedrich Engels - Origin of the family, private property and the state- Michael Parenti - Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism- Rosa Luxembourg - Reform or revolution- Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski - The People's Republic of Walmart- Paul Cockshott - Towards a new socialism- Aaron Bastani - Fully Automated Luxury Communism- Zac Cope - Divided world, divided class- Zac Cope - The wealth of (some) nations► Economic planning-Paul Cockshott: youtube.com/@UCVBfIU1_zO-P_R9keEGdDHQ -Tomas Härdin: youtube.com/channel/UC5fDgA_eHleDiTLC5qb5g8w► Refuting anti-communism-Second Thought: youtube.com/@UCJm2TgUqtK1_NLBrjNQ1P-w -Hakim: youtube.com/@UCPPZoYsfoSekIpLcz9plX1Q -Yugopnik: youtube.com/@UCs8mbJ-M142ZskR5VR0gBig ► Music: Click Audio - Future depressionClick Audio - Night shiftRannar Sillard - From here we can seeAmaranth Cove - EnvisionFrequently Asked Music - Dry iceHigher Power - Aerate► Timestamps: 0:00 Capitalist realism6:42 Human nature10:33 Why defend capitalism?11:05 1 - Not real capitalism15:02 2 - Scared and indoctrinated16:19 3 - Personal responsibility cult18:09 4 - Petty bourgeoisie20:34 5 - Labour aristocracy24:02 Popular catchphrases25:00 Quasi-solutions28:10 Burden of former socialism30:57 Future prospects
Everything you know about history is (probably) wrong Balkan Odyssey 2023-03-05 | ► Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey► Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balkan.odys...► Music:Al Marconi - Shades of greyAl Marconi - CassiopeiaAl Marconi - SiberiaAl Marconi - Alchemy
The Balkans are disappearing, quickly Balkan Odyssey 2023-02-03 | ► Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey► Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balkan.odys...► Music:Ergo Phizmiz - Open your head
History of Yugoslavia through music ♪♫ Balkan Odyssey 2022-12-19 | ► Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey► Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balkan.odys...► Music:0:00 Po šumama i gorama1:08 Zabruje tako pjesme znane2:00 Računajte na nas3:06 Uz Maršala Tita3:48 Ismeta Krvavac - Zemljo moja4:46 Ladarice - Od Vardara pa do Triglava6:08 Lepa Brena i Miroslav Ilić - Živela Jugoslavija7:06 Lepa Brena - Jugoslovenka8:52 Zabranjeno Pušenje - Jugo 4512:39 Đorđe Balašević - Samo da rata ne bude14:00 Đorđe Balašević - Requiem15:29 Zabranjeno Pušenje - Boško i Admira
Why Serbs are obsessed with monarchy Balkan Odyssey 2022-12-09 | ► Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey► Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balkan.odys...► Music:Ergo Phizmiz - Open your headAl Marconi - Shades of greyAl Marconi - Alchemy► Timestamps:
What should we do with former socialism? Balkan Odyssey 2022-11-17 | ► Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey► Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balkan.odys...► Music:Al Marconi - Shades of greyAl Marconi - Siberia► Timestamps:0:00 Introduction2:50 Democratic socialists4:23 Anarchists5:27 Marxists-Leninists7:48 Trotskyists11:22 Sectarians12:32 1) Celebrate their successes13:53 2) Ruthless criticism16:28 3) It's time to move on18:38 Imagining new futures
How the European Union destroyed Greece Balkan Odyssey 2022-11-08 | ► Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey► Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balkan.odys...► Sources:- Yanis Varoufakis - Adults in the Room- The Greek crisis: Social impact and policy responses (Friedrich Ebert Stiftung)- The Greek crisis: Policies and implications (Georgios P. Kouretas)- The Analytics of the Greek crisis (Gourinchas, Philippon, Vayanos)link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9781137276254_3marxist.com/book-review-varoufakis-complains-that-capitalism-didnt-listen-to-him.htmmarxist.com/varoufakis-mission-to-save-european-capitalism-from-itself.htmjournals.openedition.org/regulation/17027► Music:Ergo Phizmiz - Open your headAl Marconi - Shades of greyAl Marconi - SiberiaAl Marconi - AlchemyWoods - Loopable Dark Suspense Background Music HookSounds - Voices in the darkKevin MacLeod - All thisRoss Bugden - Flight Hymn► Timestamps:0:00 Introduction3:33 Greece as the scapegoat5:39 Origins of the European cataclysm8:15 The multilevel game10:24 Endogenous causes13:07 Exogenous causes17:39 Concocting the scam21:25 1st bailout25:12 2nd bailout27:38 Social impact - economy & debt29:42 Social impact - jobs & wages31:22 Syriza strategies & proposals38:18 Hostility & solidarity43:56 The Eurogroup57:54 Referendum & betrayal1:01:18 Lessons & conclusions
Why serial r*pists become celebrities Balkan Odyssey 2022-10-12 | ►Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey►Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balkan.odys...►Music:CO.AG Music: youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvACO.AG Music - Are you in here with usCO.AG Music - The rakeRoss Bugden - Flight HymnTimestamps:
Totalitarianism is a colossal lie Balkan Odyssey 2022-09-30 | Totalitarianism is seen as this key catalyst of the tragedies of the 20th century, as the spectre that had unleashed untold tragedies upon mankind, personified in these notorious totalitarian regimes. It’s supposedly malicious characteristics are tirelessly recited and regurgitated by all anti-communist crusaders alike, with Jordan Peterson as the central figurehead and “thought leader”, presented as incredibly profound revelations by freedom-loving people who reject tyranny, authority and supposedly cynical and naive attempts of establishing “heaven on earth” - attempts that will, according to them, inevitably summon hell.In the following video essay, we shall examine these brave accusations by looking at the supposedly profound contemporary conceptions of totalitarianism including the comparison with religion, the allegations of utopianism, the phenomenon of personality cults and absolute power, conceptions of authoritarianism and the so-called horseshoe theory - culminating in an uncompromising conclusion about the true nature of this supposed totalitarian tyranny and exposing the uninformed, cynical and deceptive demaguery of it’s loudest proponents. @JordanBPeterson ►Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey►Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balkan.odys...►Music:Al Marconi - Moonlight SonataTimestamps: 0:00 Introduction4:29 Liberal conceptions of communism6:03 Scientific analysis of communism7:26 Demonization of Marxism12:05 State power and the proletarian dictatorship16:56 Fascism & nazism26:19 Totalitarian collaboration28:02 American hypocrisy & collaboration34:08 The essence of communism vs fascism37:16 The state in socialism vs fascism40:40 Gulag vs Holocaust44:35 Utopianism45:49 Construction of socialism51:05 Personality cults & absolute power57:51 Religious elements59:40 Nihilism & moral decay1:03:16 Bourgeois dictatorship1:05:46 Demagoguery & pedagogy1:08:23 Obedience & hyper-conformity1:11:24 Authoritarianism & revolutionary violence
Balkans vs LGBTQ Balkan Odyssey 2022-07-29 | The rainbow flag stirrs all kinds of emotions among people - pride, hope, anger, discomfort, disgust - you name it. This may very well be one of most divisive topics of the twenty-first century with the progressive emancipation of the LGBTQ population in the USA and Western Europe, increased corporate and institutional promotion, exposure in film and media and overall destigmatisation of the phenomenon. So let us meander from conservative bigotry to liberal pseudo-progressivism and dissect the supreme taboo topic down to its tiniest details. So whether you refer to this as the “LGBTQYZ+- commonwealth” or as “pederluk”, this video essay may offer you some new insights into the curious world of queer emancipation and whether or not there is place for such “heresy” in our curious little part of the world - presented by someone who once upon a time used to be homophobic until I came to realise just how wrong I was.►Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey►Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balkan.odys...►Music:Ergo Phizmiz - Open your head
Why is Communism so depressing and grey? Balkan Odyssey 2022-05-31 | Peace, Land and Bread. This was the famous slogan promoted by Vladimir Lenin in the wake of the October revolution of 1917 in Russia - the Soviet world summed up in three words. Now contrast this with the slogan of the French bourgeois revolution of 1789 that proudly proclaimed Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite.Notice any difference? If you ask me, it’s as if you’re looking at two different worlds, as if you can feel the different atmospheres of the two movements perfectly contrasting each other. The former embodies a seemingly cold, grey, boring and depressing world and the latter a vibrant world of hope, romance, prosperity and luxury. At least, that’s how it looks on the surface. ►Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey►Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balkan.odys...►Music:HookSounds - Voices in the darkAl Marconi - Moonlight SonataAl Marconi - Shades of grey
The depressing journey from Germany to Bosnia & Herzegovina Balkan Odyssey 2022-04-29 | Being part of the diaspora of any nation is a very confusing and melancholic experience. Having moved to Germany from Bosnia-Herzegovina in my teenage years, I’ve had my fair share of trips and visits back to the homeland, just like pretty much everyone who’s left family and friends behind in the pursuit of a better life. I’m sure many people can relate with this experience of departing into uncertain, uncharted territory and can vividly recall the precariousness and anxiety they experienced either as parents or as children in this context.However, the story I wish to share today is not about the emotional toll or day-to-day struggles of people who were forced to emigrate - but rather a truly depressing sensation an observant traveler may experience in his journey from Germany to Bosnia-Herzegovina, a personal observation so striking that it lingered at the back of my mind for quite some time now and has compelled me to explore this phenomenon more closely.►Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey►Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balkan.odys...►Timestamps0:00 Introduction1:16 Part 1 - The gradient of misery9:01 Part 2 - Guilt, anger and helplessness11:47 Part 3 - Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism16:02 Part 4 - The Balkan curse19:38 Part 5 - Rebranding imperialism
Capitalism is against human nature, actually Balkan Odyssey 2022-04-01 | Human nature. A concept we all take for granted, as we all have a feeling that we naturally know what it entails. Selfishness, greed, a dose of corruption and malevolence when it comes down to taking care of your own ass. Those are the qualities that have allegedly shaped our societies throughout history, and continue to be the main traits of each and every human being - according to liberals and conservatives. “But what about human nature?” - would be one of the first learned catchphrases deployed in opposition to the concept of communism, implying that humans could never be so selfless and community-oriented and that the concept of communism is therefore utopian, childish and naive. However, if we look through history more carefully - this couldn’t be farther from the truth.►Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey►Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balkan.odys...►Timestamps0:00 Introduction2:37 Part 1 - Dialectical materialism5:00 Part 2 - Historical materialism7:00 Part 3 - Human nature under capitalism9:58 Part 4 - Human nature throughout history12:45 Part 5 - Ideology♪ Music ♫Al Marconi - Alchemy
Balkan stereotypes are stupid (and dangerous) Balkan Odyssey 2022-03-25 | When someone says the word “Balkan”, these are probably some of the things that the average person would associate with this rather mystical part of the world. With the turn of the century, the fall of communism and the barbaric bloodshed of the Yugoslav wars, the area of southeastern Europe has steadily acquired a refined new identity, an image that was intensely developed and promoted as time went on. This very image has, through the expanding pop culture and internet meme culture, reached quite incredible notoriety, so that “Balkan” is nowadays, among natives and foreigners alike, the prime embodiment of oriental barbarism, craziness and hot temperament that is unique to this part of the world.►Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey►Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balkan.odys...►Timestamps0:00 Introduction3:18 Part 1 - Orientalism6:44 Part 2 - The Balkan™ brand14:46 Part 3 - Spectacle and fetishization15:58 Part 4 - The reaction21:00 Part 5 - Emancipatory potential
Ukraine - Marxist analysis Balkan Odyssey 2022-02-25 | Exposing the underlying forces that govern imperialist wars such as the current one in Ukraine.►Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey►Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balkan.odys...►Chat with us on the Discord Server: discord.gg/BzmrbS8VCY♪ Music ♫HookSounds - Voices in the DarkAl Marconi - Dark and moody spanish guitar
Balkan obsession with ethnonationalism Balkan Odyssey 2022-02-12 | Consider supporting me on Patreon if you enjoy my content, as it would allow me to dedicate more time to producing such, and better quality videos.“If only we could unite our people under one flag, all of our problems would go away.”“If only we could return our historical lands, our great nation would flourish and prosper.”“If only those filthy Serbs stopped sabotaging our holy Croatian land, our life would be better.”“If only those filthy Albanians stopped plaguing our holy Serbian land in Kosovo, if all our neighbours just admitted they were Serbs, we would finally be liberated.”“If only those brainwashed Macedonians accepted they’re Bulgarians, all of our problems would go away.What you just read is some of the most commonplace rhetorical ammunition of a great deal of the conservative populace in the Balkan peninsula - yet another Balkan obsession among many others that we have already tackled in this series. ►Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey►Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/balkan.odyssey►Chat with us on the Discord Server: discord.gg/BzmrbS8VCY♪ Music ♫Al Marconi - Moonlight SonataAl Marconi - Dark and moody spanish guitar
Is communism really utopian? Balkan Odyssey 2022-01-22 | Consider supporting me on Patreon if you enjoy my content, as it would allow me to dedicate more time to producing such, and better quality videos.The ideas of marxism are often regarded as being naive and utopian. The people who pursue its conclusions are seen as juvenile idiots who don’t seem to grasp the harsh truths of the real world - caught up in a hopeless dream, trying to impose their utopian ideas onto the world. Pleas for radical change are regarded as infantile impulses, led by nothing but emotions and a hollow sense of justice and hyper-moralisation . We’ve all heard it - “If you’re not a socialist before you’re twenty-five, you have no heart; if you are a socialist after twenty-five, you have no head.” This is the most prevalent form in which these statements take shape and reflect the deep lack of understanding and engagement with actual political matter and theory, ironically reducing politics to impulsive cheerleading - where your sacred opinion on surface-levels cultural non-issues conveniently labels you a conservative or a liberal - with nothing acceptable in between or beyond. Nonetheless, this video-essay will offer a concrete answer to the accusation that Socialism is Utopian - in a systematic, pragmatic manner. In order to do that, we must engage with the historical development and transformation of the concept of “Socialism” - its inception, theoretical expansion and practical implementation throughout the centuries - for Socialism is not a static, eternal, fixed concept, but rather an idea that has evolved in the heads and works of numerous intellectuals and which has, through the contributions of Marx and Engels, matured into a positive science, grounded in authentic material realities, observable and quantifiable through the scientific analysis of material conditions of human societies throughout history.►Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey►Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/balkan.odyssey►Chat with us on the Discord Server: discord.gg/BzmrbS8VCY♪ Music ♫Ergo Phizmiz - Open your headThe Internationale Instrumental
There will be no war in Bosnia-Herzegovina Balkan Odyssey 2021-12-09 | Consider supporting me on Patreon if you enjoy my content, as it would allow me to dedicate more time to producing such, and better quality videos.The previous month has been fuming with breaking news about the political crisis and potential reignition of conflicts in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Every single political YouTuber, newscast and article spoke about the fuming tension between the Serb entity, Republika Srpska, and the central government, with not-so-subtle hints about a looming physical conflict that might just erupt in the middle of Europe - again, only 26 years after the previous bloodshed had been put on pause.►Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey►Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/balkan.odyssey►Chat with us on the Discord Server: discord.gg/BzmrbS8VCY♪ Music ♫Al Marconi - Moonlight SonataPer Kiilstofte - The Land of the WizardAl Marconi - Dark and moody Spanish guitar
Balkan obsession with Separatism Balkan Odyssey 2021-12-02 | Consider supporting me on Patreon if you enjoy my content, as it would allow me to dedicate more time to producing such, and better quality videos.►Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey►Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/balkan.odyssey►Chat with us on the Discord Server: discord.gg/BzmrbS8VCYIn this edition of Balkan Obsessions, in our quest of understanding the obsession with separatism, we will first tackle two isolated cases that perfectly showcase the troubles that appeared during the process of consolidating national borders in a region of unfinished ethnogenesis and unclear notions of nationality at that point in time. We shall do this by firstly examining the relationship between separatism and irredentism on the example of Albanian statehood in a post-Ottoman world. Then, by using this spatial context and understanding of the causes of reactionary separatism, we will attempt to extract the essence from the fuming separatist movements in the region of Ex-Yugoslavia, including Reublika Srpska, Herceg-Bosna and Sandžak, and how exactly hitherto unsolved national questions inevitably lead to tragic instances of ethnic cleansing.♪ Music ♫HookSounds - Voices in the darkAl Marconi - Moonlight SonataRoss Bugden - Flight HymnSavfk - As above, so below
Are you afraid of Communism? Balkan Odyssey 2021-11-18 | Consider supporting me on Patreon if you enjoy my content, as it would allow me to dedicate more time to producing such, and better quality videos.►Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey►Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/balkan.odyssey►Chat with us on the Discord Server: discord.gg/BzmrbS8VCY__________________________________________________________________Are you afraid of communism? Do the words marxism and socialism provoke an uneasy feeling in your gut? Does the number of 100.000.000 million deaths send shivers down your spine? Do you get flashbacks of orwellian tyranny from socialist regimes as soon as you see this unholy face? Is 1984 your synonym for socialist societies? If the answer to any of these questions is a yes, you’ve come to the right place. Consider this video and the upcoming video-series as an opportunity to hear the antithesis to all of those mental images that reside in your subconscious, of alleged socialist malevolence and destructiveness - in the spheres of philosophy, ideology, politics, economy and society.Consider this as an attempt to debunk anti-communist slander and propaganda in a pragmatic, scientific manner. We will tackle the usual reactionary catchphrases, such as“Communism is utopian”, “Communism is against human nature” “Marxism destroys culture, and religion”, “Marxism is outdated and irrelevant”, “Socialism never worked” and others. So try to keep an open mind and put aside your existing biases. ♪ Music ♫Ross Bugden - The bunker closesKevin MacLeod - Stay the courseLil Kizo soundtrack for Balkan OdysseyErgo Phizmiz - Open your head
Balkan obsession with War crimes Balkan Odyssey 2021-11-01 | Consider supporting me on Patreon if you enjoy my content, as it would allow me to dedicate more time to producing such, and better quality videos.►Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey►Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/balkan.odyssey►Chat with us on the Discord Server: discord.gg/BzmrbS8VCYWar crime accusations are the main substance of most political and historical discussions among South Slavs. This region, notorious for its recent bloodshed and the consequently hostile atmosphere among its inhabitants is saturated with mutual allegations regarding these wartime atrocities. This includes the denial, belittlement, reciprocal accusation and in some cases glorification of war crimes. These different stages and forms of instrumentalization are derived from multiple causes, yet they all reside on the same plain in our collective psyche. ♪ Music ♫Al Marconi - Moonlight SonataHookSounds - Voices in the darkRoss Bugden - Flight HymnMamoune Taleb - Adrenaline
Capitalism killed (at least) 3.4 billion people Balkan Odyssey 2021-10-19 | Consider supporting me on Patreon if you enjoy my content, as it would allow me to dedicate more time to producing such, and better quality videos.►Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey►Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/balkan.odysseyCommunism is said to have killed over 100.000.000 people over the span of just 70 years. In modern political discourse, this claim is used as the main catchphrase against the supposedly brutal and authoritarian tyranny of socialism in the 20th century. - the first thing your fellow liberal or conservative will fire out when they hear the word “socialism” or “communism”. Like most other regurgitated anti-communist catchphrases, this one contains no intellectual honesty or coherent argumentation.This monolithic number in particular can be traced back to the “Black book of communism: Crimes, Terror Repression” from 1997, which serves as somewhat of a criminal record of socialist states and is there to remind young leftists about the terrors of communism and why that system is destructive and outdated, hence making a passive-aggressive assertion that capitalism has no alternative, that we have reached the "end of history" and that all those who are looking for a systemic change at the foundations of our modes of production and social relations - are either confused wimps who live with their parents or malevolent lunatics.In the second part of the video, I will present to you my own research and analysis, using similar, yet more honest logic and therefore conservative estimates, to calculate a comprehensive death toll of the capitalist system, as a comparison to the allegations which are thrown at socialism.Therefore I’ve taken the liberty to try the impossible - to count ALL the deaths by capitalism since the industrial revolution to modern day. ♪ Music ♫Mamoune Taleb - AdrenalineHookSounds - Voices in the DarkKevin MacLeod - Stay the CourseAl Marconi - Moonlight SonataKevin MacLeod - SymmetryNCM Epic Music Ender Guney - Epic action battle musicRoss Bugden - Flight Hymn►SourcesMichael Parenti speech - The US war on Yugoslavia: youtube.com/watch?v=GEzOgpMWnVs&t=2991sHunger and hunger-related illnesses: theworldcounts.com/challenges/people-and-poverty/hunger-and-obesity/how-many-people-die-from-hunger-each-year/storyClear drinking water: worldvision.org/clean-water-news-stories/global-water-crisis-facts , https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/drinking-waterPreventable and treatable disease: oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/3b4fdbf2-en.pdf?expires=1632222870&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=AB73ABB52010B33675F6180BAA5644B8https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/the-top-10-causes-of-deathWorking conditions: ilo.org/moscow/areas-of-work/occupational-safety-and-health/WCMS_249278/lang--en/index.htmFood waste: rubicon.com/blog/food-waste-facts►Timestamps0:00 Introduction3:10 Black book of communism - Debunked8:56 Definition of Capitalism10:34 Systemic violence29:32 Systemic violence - Final death count31:47 Imperialism - The highest stage of capitalism36:36 Fascism - Capitalism in decay41:40 International conflict, settler colonialism, slavery45:28 Final death count46:20 Conclusion50:43 Michael Parenti speech
Balkan obsession with Genetics Balkan Odyssey 2021-09-20 | Consider supporting me on Patreon if you enjoy my content, as it would allow me to dedicate more time to producing such, and better quality videos.►Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey►Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/balkan.odyssey►Chat with us on the Discord Server: discord.gg/FwVrk4cxThe obsession with genetics and genealogy is a very prevalent phenomenon among Eastern Europeans. Yet there is something much more sinister than the innocent interest in one’s ethnic roots, something rooted within more serious political dogmas that covertly plagues the average Balkan mind.At face value, there’s nothing inherently wrong with having an interest in the genetic makeup and origins of your ancestors. Yet when politically instrumentalized, this harmless interest turns into a dangerous obsession, one that inevitably leads to pseudo-scientific attempts at proving the supposed genetic supremacy of one given group over another, paving the path to tribalist and inevitably fascist narratives.Autochthony is an incredibly fetishised word by Balkan contemporaries, often used to justify territorial claims- suggesting the endemic and indigenous character of the given nation. These claims are often pseudo-scientific and disingenuous in their nature, as the undeniable factual claims are injected with shaky evidence and outright lies - all with the mission to justify the connection between the said nation and some ancient indigenous group of tribes, whose genetic makeup is deemed superior to that of what’s officially associated with that nation. In the following minutes, we will take a look at the plethora of origin theories which have materialised in this part of the world - some of which are officially accepted by the local academia and some absolutely insane ones, which were unsurprisingly turned into memes.♪ Music ♫Al Marconi - Dark & Moody Spanish Guitar Music►Timestamps:0:00 Introduction2:39 Serbs6:51 Albanians9:08 Bulgarians10:35 Macedonians11:43 Bosniaks13:18 Croatians15:12 Conclusion
How I went from Nationalist to Marxist Balkan Odyssey 2021-08-21 | Consider supporting me on Patreon if you enjoy my content as it would allow me to dedicate more time to producing such, and better quality videos.►Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey►Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/balkan.odyssey►Chat with us on the Discord Server: discord.gg/FwVrk4cxThis video is dedicated to explaining my political journey and thought process from being a semi-conservative nationalist to becoming a progressive Marxist. Simultaneously, I explain the reasons why I changed the channel name from "Serbian Mapping" to "Balkan Odyssey".Second Thought: youtube.com/channel/UCJm2TgUqtK1_NLBrjNQ1P-wTom Nicholas: youtube.com/channel/UCxt2r57cLastdmrReiQJkEgThe Gravel Institute: youtube.com/channel/UC95fKRwnEvd8RTX74Iz3TcAYugopnik: youtube.com/channel/UCs8mbJ-M142ZskR5VR0gBigRationality Rules: youtube.com/channel/UCqZMgLgGlYAWvSU8lZ9xiVg♪ Music ♫Ergo Phizmiz - Open your head
How large is the Balkan Diaspora? Balkan Odyssey 2021-07-31 | Consider supporting me on Patreon if you enjoy my content as it would allow me to dedicate more time to producing such, and better quality videos.►Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey►Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/balkan.odyssey►Chat with us on the Discord Server: discord.gg/FwVrk4cxThe nations of southeastern Europe have some of the largest and most extensive diasporas in the World, which is, in this case, not something to be proud of, which I can testify to as a member of the Serb diaspora myself. Most of these emigration waves occurred in the midst of economic and political crises, rendering departure towards a better life more than a necessity. ♪ Music ♫Ergo Phizmiz - Open your headRoss Bugden - Flight Hymn
Who was worse - Chetniks or Ustashe? Balkan Odyssey 2021-07-23 | Consider supporting me on Patreon if you enjoy my content as it would allow me to dedicate more time to producing such, and better quality videos.►Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey►Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/balkan.odyssey►Chat with us on the Discord Server: discord.gg/FwVrk4cxThe year is 1941. The Kingdom of Yugoslavia had been invaded and now occupied by Axis powers. Its territories have been awarded to nazi allies and puppet regimes, with local fascist and anti-fascist movements rising from the rubble, either to collaborate with or fight against the occupators. The three infamous movements were the yugoslav Partisans, the serbian Chetniks and the croatian Ustase. In the following material, we will analyze and compare the actions, involvement and collaboration of the Ustase and the Chetniks - two ideologically related, yet inherently opposed ultranationalist movements, whose legacy continues up to this day, with many admirers and followers in modern day Serbia and Croatia. - with the communist Partisans as their common enemy.The partisans, their origins, actions and involvement will be discussed in a separate video, as they are ideologically distinct from the aforementioned ethnonationalist movements and dont have the same fog of ideological and practical ambiguity which surrounds the Chetniks and the Ustase, who, in modern day discussions, often get compared for their atrocities.Yet how comparable are the actions of these two movements really? How much do they genuinely have in common. How much did they really cooperate and whose interests did they truly represent? These are the controversial questions we will be exploring in the following minutes - so keep an open mind and remember that I, as the author of this video, do not endorse or prefer either of these movements, despite my Serbian origins.♪ Music ♫HookSounds - Voices in the DarkAdrian von Ziegler - Path to DarknessAdrian von Ziegler - Reign of the DarkKevin MacLeod - The Escalation
Should Bosnia-Herzegovina break up? Balkan Odyssey 2021-07-01 | Consider supporting me on Patreon if you enjoy my content, as it would allow me to dedicate more time to producing such, and better quality videos.►Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/BalkanOdyssey►Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/balkan.odyssey►Chat with us on the Discord Server: discord.gg/FwVrk4cxShould Bosnia-Herzegovina be further divided and fragmented or perhaps annexed by neighboring countries?♪ Music ♫Mamoune Taleb - AdrenalinePer Kiilstofte - AnomalyNCM Epic Music Ender Guney - Epic action battle musicSavfk - As above, so below
Serbo-Bulgarian relations explained Balkan Odyssey 2021-05-07 | Exploring the relationship between two brotherly Slavic nations and the reasons behind the bitterness and sense of betrayal which prevails up to this day.___________________________________________________►Patreon: patreon.com/SerbianMapping►Instagram: instagram.com/serbianmapping_♪ Music ♫►Tags: Serbia, Bulgaria, Serbian, Bulgarian, relations, relationship, conflict, war, revolution, war Ottomans, Balkan alliance,
Why is there so much HATE in the Balkans? Balkan Odyssey 2021-03-19 | Balkan hate and misery explained - Debunking the post-truth stereotype that the Balkans are poor and underdeveloped because it's inhabitants are warmongering maniacs whose only occupation is to hate the other and embrace his fascist ideology. ___________________________________________________►Patreon: patreon.com/SerbianMapping►Instagram: instagram.com/serbianmapping_♪ Music ♫♪ Kevin MacLeod - Black Vortex♪ Kevin MacLeod - Hitman♪ Adrian von Ziegler - Path to Darkness♪ Evan King - Guardians♪ Kevin MacLeod - Prelude and Action♪ Kevin MacLeod - The escalation♪ Ross Bugden - Escalation
History of Germany (Documentary) Balkan Odyssey 2020-09-27 | In this one hour documentary, we will unravel the history of the Germans from their prehistorical arrival on continental Europe in 2000BC up to the unification of the German people under the flag of the German Empire, orchestrated by Otto von Bismarck of Prussia in 1971, followed by the horrrors of the 20th century - the first and second world wars, which resulted in the final unification of Germany as we know it today.►Patreon: patreon.com/SerbianMapping►Instagram: instagram.com/serbianmapping________________________________♪ Music ♫Intro: ♪Per Kiilstofte - Setting SailEuropa Universdalis IV Soundtrack (by Andreas Waldetoft) ♪The Snow is Coming ♪The Stonemasons ♪My Kingdom ♪The Age of Discovery ♪Conquistador ♪The Sound of Summer ♪Ride Forth Victoriously ♪Andreas Waldetoft (EU4 Soundtrack) - Battle of Lepanto ♪Per Kiilstofte - The Land of the Wizard ♪Per Kiilstofte - Rallying the Defense ♪Per Kiilstofte - The Hyperboean Menace ♪Adran von Ziegler - Regn of the Dark ♪Per Kiilstofte - Escape from the Temple ♪Per Kiilstofte - The End of Manknd ♪Adran von Ziegler - Path to Darkness ♪Adran von Ziegler - Fateful Reunion ♪Ross Bugden - Flight Hymn ✔ Paradox Interactive music usage policy: forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/updated-09-03-17-monetizing-from-youtube-videos-containing-paradox-interactive-material.671169______________________________Sources:https://www.bundesarchiv.de/DE/Navigation/Home/home.htmlhttps://germanculture.com.ua/history/https://www.bpb.de/geschichte/deutsche-geschichte/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Germany
Countries that almost existed Balkan Odyssey 2020-06-30 | Counties and state unions that almost found their way onto the world map through horrible historical circumstances, but often failed seconds before coming to life.►Patreon: patreon.com/SerbianMapping►Instagram: instagram.com/serbianmapping________________________________♪ Music ♫ ♪Adrian von Ziegler - Sinister Shores ♪Adrian von Ziegler - Hual Hadi ♪Adrian von Ziegler - Garden of Gods ♪Adrian von Ziegler - Countdown ♪Adrian von Ziegler - Path to Darkness
History of Serbia (Every year) 631-2020 Balkan Odyssey 2020-06-19 | This collaboration video ft. David Blagic represents an animation of the entire recorded Serbian history from the year 631 until today, starting with the Svevladović dynasty. Major events in each year are briefly mentioned in the Events section, whereas big and influential events and wars are described more in detail (Toplice Uprising,WW1,WW2,Nato bombings etc.)Please note that some information and/or numbers of casualties may be disputed by some sides, so beware that they differ depending on the source. Please have consideration.The sources used in this video are listed in the description below.━━━━▶Srpski/Serbian◀━━━━Ovaj video u saradniji sa Davidom Blagićem predstavlja animaciju cele (internacionalno prihvaćene) zabeležene srpske istorije od 631. godine pa sve do danas, počevši sa dinastijom Svevladovića. Značajniji događaji iz svake godine su ukratko spomenuti u "Events" delu, dok su veliki i uticajni događaji opisani detaljnije (Toplički ustanak, Prvi i drugi svetski rat, NATO bombardovanje itd.)Molimo vas za razumevanje što se tiče pojedinih informacija i brojki žrtava koje su često diskutabilne zbog neslaganja pojedinih strana konflikta, tako da imajte na umu da se razlikuju od izvora do izvora. Molimo vas na razmumevanje. Svi izvori su navedeni ispod u deskripciji klipa.━━━━━▶Find me on◀━━━━━▶Patreon: (patreon.com/SerbianMapping)▶Instagram: instagram.com/serbianmapping_━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Also check out David's channel, he's the one who did all the historical research in this video.(Takođe provjerite Davidov kanal. On je taj koji je uradio sav posao oko istorijskog istraživanja u videu)▶David Blagic: youtube.com/channel/UC-o5vTKCJkBvJRRYiwwlv0Q▶HISTORICAL SOURCES◀ (Istorijski izvori)1. Mihaljcic, Rade (2003) "Istorija" Zavod za udzbenike i nastavna sredstva, Beograd2. Bubalo, Djordje; Becanovic, Branka (2010) "Istorija" Klett, Beograd3. Pop Dukljanin (1988) "Ljetopis Popa Dukljanina", Beograd4. Mavro Orbin (2016) "Kraljevstvo Slovena" Ganeča, Beograd5. Jerzy Strzelczyk: Mity, podania i wierzenia dawnych Slowian. Poznan: Rebis. 2007. 6. D. Jelovina "Starohrvatske nekropole" Split7. Einchard of Francia (unknown) "Annales Regni Francorum" (PDF)8. Pantelija S. Sreckovic (1884) "Istorija srpskog naroda, knjiga prva - Zupanijsko vreme", Kraljevsko-srpska drzavna stamparija, Beograd9. Constantine Porphyrpogenitus (949?) "De Administrando Imperio" (PDF)10. Vladimir Corovic (2011) "Ilustrovana istorija Srba - prvi deo" Imperija knjiga, Kragujevac11. Stanoje Stanojevic (2015) "Svi srpski vladari", Otvorena Knjiga, Beograd12. Logos, Aleksandar (2016) "Istorija Srba", Beograd (PDF)13. Fine, John Van Antwerp (1991). The Early Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Sixth to the Late Twelfth Century. Michigan: The University of Michigan Press. 14. Miloš Blagojević et al. (2005) "Istorijski Atlas" Beograd, Zavod za udzbenike i nastavna sredstva15. Grupa autora (1973) "Opšta enciklopedija "Larousse" " Vuk Karadzic, Beograd16. Ana Komnin (unknown) "Aleksijada" (PDF)17. René Ristelhueber (1971). A History of the Balkan Peoples. Ardent Media18. Stanoje Stanojevic (1904) "Istorija Srba", Beograd19. Rade Mihaljcic (1975) "Kraj Srpskog carstva", Bigz, Beograd20. Krsto Dragovic (2016) "Dinastija Svevladovića, predstavljena kroz lozu Nemanjica"21. Nebojsa Ðuranovic (2015) "Srednjovekovna Srbija" Prometej, Beograd22. Ur: Milan Mikic (2011) "Srpski Velikani" Imperija knjiga, Kragujevac23. Cirkovic, Sima (2004). The Serbs. Malden: Blackwell Publishing.24. Nebojsa Jovanovic (2014) "Enciklopedija Prvog Svetskog Rata" Platoneum, Novi Sad25. Vladimir Corovic (2011) "Ilustrovana istorija Srba - drugi deo" Imperija knjiga, Kragujevac26. Vladimir Corovic (2011) "Ilustrovana istorija Srba - treci deo" Imperija knjiga, Kragujevac27. Wikipedia28. YoutubeAlso some help from some professional historians and professors. Great thanks to them!▶MUSIC USED◀Etno grupa Trag - Crven cveteBora Dugic - TrenOj Kosovo KosovoKulin Ban - Zali Zare da zalimo
History of Finland (Animated) Balkan Odyssey 2020-02-11 | The arctic wonderland of Finland may not sound too interesting for the average folk in historical terms, yet there is so much hiding under the hood that is about to be unraveled in this video. Time to appreciate Finland!►Instagram/serbianmapping_◄♪ Music ♫♪Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker Suite - Act II, No.12. Pas de Deux variations(musopen.org)♪EU4 - Andreas Wladetoft - In the Streets♪EU4 - Andreas Wladetoft - King's court♪EU4 - Andreas Wladetoft - De Hominis Dignitate♪EU4 - Andreas Wladetoft - The Stonemasons♪EU4 - Andreas Wladetoft - Eire✔ Paradox Interactive music usage policy: forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/updated-09-03-17-monetizing-from-youtube-videos-containing-paradox-interactive-material.671169
