Doctor Ivo Banac is one of the most recognized and world-famous Croatian historians. His work is also recognized by his status of professor emeritus at Yale University. His book The National Question in Yugoslavia. Origins, History, Politics, first published in 1984 in English and later in Croatian, is one of the best books dealing with the national origins and issues in Yugoslavia. In Tito's Yugoslavia, this problem was swept under the rug, but eventually, due to other reasons as well, it gave way to Slobodan Milošević attacking Croatia, resulting in the war in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Today, it is a cult book and describes the creation of Yugoslavia, explains the roots of the national problem in Yugoslavia and associated political implications. Until 1991, there was a ban on publishing the book in Yugoslavia. The importance of the book lies primarily in the scientific approach by Dr Banac and his abilities to emotionally distance himself from the issues, separating him from the numerous Croatian authors abroad. What makes this book significant is also its availability in English-speaking countries, making it accessible to foreigners and all those interested in issues associated with socialist Yugoslavia.
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This Batik print was produced by Thomas Kretschmer to demonstrate solidarity with the Polish workers of the Solidarność movement. He sent it to friends as a New Year’s greeting in December of 1981. The cloth was discovered; Kretschmer was arrested and subsequently betrayed by his lawyer, who was an Informal Collaborator for the Ministry of State Security. Thomas Kretschmer was sentenced to four and a half years imprisonment.
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10437 Berlin Schliemannstraße 23 , Germany
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The work George Orwell 1984 by the Split artist Toma Bebić was created in the revolutionary period as 1968 moved into 1969; it is a paraphrase of the Orwellian "Big Brother." After the artist’s intervention, a rubber playing ball was transformed into "an all-watching eye," a clear metaphor that alludes to the totalitarian nature of communist authority.
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Split, Croatia 21000
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Zagreb Ilica 17, Croatia 10000
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As government violence increased against pro-Europe activists involved in the Maidan protests of 2013-2014, demonstrators began building barricades for defense. The Ukrainian Museum-Archives has in its permanent collection a park bench from Kyiv, which was used as part of EuroMaidan barricade. Harlan Crow, an eccentric real estate developer from Texas, purchased the bench in 2015 through channels that remain unknown and brought the item back to Dallas. Crow has particular interest in pro-democracy movements worldwide and has a vast personal collection of toppled statues of authoritarian figures and other memorabilia from former communist countries. He is also a staunch Republican and supports campaigns like those of Senator Rob Portman, who is big supporter of the UMA. Portman suggested that Crow donate the bench to the Ukrainian Museum-Archives, an institution that collects and preserves artifacts that are important for Ukrainian history. Portman is co-chair of the Senate caucus on Ukraine and feels that it is important to support Ukraine’s sovereignty and democratic development. Therefore, he and members of his staff are frequent visitors to the UMA and have also traveled to Ukraine to observe firsthand what is happening there.
This piece in the UMA’s collection demonstrates that its mission also aims to engage the present historical moment, which involves grappling with Ukraine’s difficult past and complex relationship to communism. The Euromaidan caused a fissure in Ukraine, further polarizing conversations about history, memory and the crimes of communism. Moreover, this featured item also further underscores the importance of the Ukrainian community’s relationship to Ohio’s Congressional leadership, who through crucial interventions and ongoing engagement continue to support the UMA’s mission to preserve and disseminate Ukraine’s archival heritage.
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Cleveland Kenilworth Avenue 1202, United States of America 44113
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The Biblical Women: Figures of the Old Testament publication was printed somewhere abroad and smuggled to Slovakia, which is revealed by its bibliograhic data: 475. pp., publisher: s.n. (sine nomine - without a name), place of issue: S.I. (unidentified place of issue), 1970.
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Žilinský kraj J. M. Hurbana 44, Slovakia 010 01
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