The History of Yugoslavia

The History of Yugoslavia


Latest Episodes

Episode 39.5 - An Interview with Aleksandar Brezar
July 22, 2019

Recently I sat down with Aleksandar Brezar, co-host of the Sarajevo Calling podcast on politics and current affairs in the Balkans. Hope you enjoy our conversation. NB: For some apps the length of this episode is for some reason coming up as around 4...

Episode 39 - Parliamentary Horsetrading
July 08, 2019

With the 1921 Constitution passed, would Yugoslav politics be able to settle down? Of course not. Theme Music –  by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under 

Episode 38 - The Constituent Assembly
April 02, 2019

Any hopes that Yugoslavs would come together to write a consensus constitution for their newly united state were swiftly dashed. Theme Music –  by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under 

Episode 37 - The 1920 Elections
March 13, 2019

In November 1920, Yugoslavs chose 419 deputies to represent them in a Constituent Assembly. Their choices were quite a surprise. Theme Music –  by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under 

Episode 36 - The Parties
February 11, 2019

In today's episode, we rattle through the various political parties set to compete for power in the newly united Kingdom - as well as those who want to tear the whole thing down.... Theme Music –  by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under 

Episode 35 - A New Country
December 25, 2018

After a long delay, here at last is the new episode! Today, we discuss the early foreign policy of the new Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and the internal measures taken to make unification a reality. Theme Music...

Episode 34.5 - An Interview with John Paul Newman
November 18, 2018

Today I talk to Dr John Paul Newman of Maynooth University about his book, , and the divisions within interwar Yugoslav society that resulted from the various difference experiences of the First World War and what it meant. Theme Music...

Episode 34 - Montenegro and Vojvodina
November 04, 2018

Shorter episode this week, just bringing the two remaining pieces of the Yugoslav puzzle into the fold. Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0 Main Maps Page Patreon

Episode 33 - The Great War Part 5
October 21, 2018

Today, we finally finish off World War I, and witness the birth of Yugoslavia. Or the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, as it was called at first. Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0 Main...

Episode 32 - The Great War Part 4
October 07, 2018

The Russian Revolution of 1917 would drastically reshape the course of the First World War, including in the Balkans. Theme Music – “Charlotte” by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0 Main Maps Page Patreon