Family and life stories bring together personal testimonies about people, families, and eras that should never be forgotten. Here you will find photographs, preserved documents, and true accounts of important human experiences and remarkable lives.
Some family stories remain unfinished. The story of Budimir Bosiljčić is one of them. His name, photographs and several documents have survived, but the most important question remains unanswered: what ultimately happened to him? Budimir Bosiljčić was my great-grandfather, a military technical official and fighter pilot. Our family has never reliably established his fate after […]
My grandmother Slobodanka was a child of war and a pilot’s daughter. In the story that follows, my mother Slavica tells us about her life. This article was written at the request of my mother, Slavica. She wanted to preserve the story of her mother, Slobodanka Tasić, née Bosiljčić—my grandmother—a woman who endured a difficult
Days Without Phones and the Internet Life before mobile phones and the internet in Yugoslavia feels almost unreal today. However, back then, that was simply everyday life. I still remember evenings when my mother would pick up the landline phone and call the wake-up service. “On 3324334, at 4:30, thank you,” she would calmly say.
A Day of Childhood in Yugoslavia 1990s Life in Yugoslavia 1990s meant something truly special to me. I remember that morning as if it were yesterday. Sunlight was slowly breaking through the curtains, while the kitchen filled with the smell of freshly brewed coffee and sliced bread. Instead of noise and notifications, there was only
