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| * [http://www.sta.si/vest.php?s=a&id=1378327&pr=1Slovenian Press Agency:] Columnist Says Silence on Post-War Killings Needs to End (Interview). Ljubljana, 1 April (STA) - Alenka Puhar, an author who has written extensively about Slovenia's Communist past, has told STA in an interview that post-WWII killings need to be examined and discussed. "We need to talk about it and live with it, with this pain," she said. | | * [http://www.sta.si/vest.php?s=a&id=1378327&pr=1Slovenian Press Agency:] Columnist Says Silence on Post-War Killings Needs to End (Interview). Ljubljana, 1 April (STA) - Alenka Puhar, an author who has written extensively about Slovenia's Communist past, has told STA in an interview that post-WWII killings need to be examined and discussed. "We need to talk about it and live with it, with this pain," she said. |
| *[http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/croatian-pm-pays-tribute-controversial-war-victims-news-494055 EurActiv Network] Croatian PM pays tribute to controversial war victims. | | *[http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/croatian-pm-pays-tribute-controversial-war-victims-news-494055 EurActiv Network] Croatian PM pays tribute to controversial war victims. |
− | * '''Ian Cuthbertson''' review of ''Tito's Ghosts'' on [http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/balkans-hero-with-a-bloodthirsty-streak/story-e6frg8mf-1111117435895 www.theaustralian.com.au] | + | * '''Ian Cuthbertson''' review of ''Tito's Ghosts'' on [http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/balkans-hero-with-a-bloodthirsty-streak/story-e6frg8mf-1111117435895 www.theaustralian.com.au-Balkans Hero with a Bloodthirsty Streak] |
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− | {{Cquote|'''(a)''' [[User talk:Ockham/Wikipedia & Political Agendas#Josip Broz Tito|Josip Broz Tito]], the hard man who managed to unite Yugoslavia after World War II, has long been regarded as somehow less awful than his fellow communist leaders. This French documentary makes it clear that even now, after Yugoslavia has disintegrated (mostly chaotically), Tito is still adored by some in the Balkans, with festivals commemorating his birthday and enthusiasts kissing his statue and declaring their love for him.
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− | '''(b)''' Turned back from Austria by the Allies and handed over to Tito's forces, they were executed in the woods without trial. Investigations in Slovenia have found evidence to suggest the dead were naked, or partly naked, and tied with wire when they were killed.The graves' existence was an open secret for decades, yet they were not documented and not commonly discussed. Some in the Balkans said it was important to remember that many thousands of innocents, including women and children, were killed by the Nazis and their collaborators.
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− | '''(c)''' Yet Tito, internationally feted unifier of Yugoslavia, wrought violence on many fronts. His purges were merciless, and his forces rounded up thousands of suspected opponents and sent them to a prison on Goli Otok (Barren Island) where they were beaten, tortured and killed.}}
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| == See also == | | == See also == |
| *[[Talk:Titoism and Totalitarianism| For more information: Talk/Titoism and Totalitarianism]] | | *[[Talk:Titoism and Totalitarianism| For more information: Talk/Titoism and Totalitarianism]] |