Break-up of Yugoslavia & The War in Mostar: Life Under Siege

· Overview of the establishment of the Socialistic Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as well as its role during the Cold War. · Post Tito period during the 1980s when the slowdown of the economy and growing nationalism lead to political tensions across the country, the death of Yugoslavia, and the beginning of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. · Learn why Mostar was so strategically important and why it was left as one of the most destroyed cities in Bosnia after the war. · Listen to stories and facts during the war in Mostar and learn how the people survived under constant shelling. · Our guide will share personal experiences and stories of the terrible events that unfolded in this city 30 years ago (shelling, concentration camps, Mostar enclave).