Tomislav Marković was 14 years old when Yugoslavia broke up. 30 years after the collapse of the socialist system in which he had believed, the Serbian author, who grew up in a climate of hatred, violence and crime denial, is still trying to understand how the people of his homeland turned into monsters. Second of our series of features on the 30the anniversary of the breakup of Yugoslavia and the war that followed.
From the myth of Yugoslavian brotherhood to the dream of revolution and the nightmare of war: memories of childhood, turmoil and trauma in Kosovo. This is the first article of a series on the 30th anniversary of the breakup of Yugoslavia and the war that followed.
Andreas Önnerfors is Professor in Intellectual History in Salzburg, Austria. He specializes in far-right ideology in Europe, radicalisation, and conspiracy theories. His latest book is “Europe: continent of conspiracies”, an overview of conspiracy theory that he edited with contributions by other academics. In this interview he explains the specificities of European conspiracism and which theories specifically target the EU.
The conspiracy theories around hedge-fund billionaire and philanthropist George Soros have been spread for plainly political purposes by the spin doctors of Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán. The recipe is far from unique but the message has resonated especially well in Soros’s native country.
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