
The history of Italians living in Bosnia and Herzegovina since the late 19th century
In Štivor, in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, a community of Italians from Trentino settled in the late 19th century. They speak a unique dialect, Stivoroto,

Bečka škola – the Croatian comedy series that flirts with nostalgia for Austria-Hungary
“Bečka škola” is a Croatian expression that literally means “Vienna school” and refers to a well-educated, refined person—someone who, in a sense, has been schooled

Yogurt, Coffee, and Phyllo Dough – an Introduction to Ottoman Gastronomy
Food is an important part of our understanding of the Ottoman Empire, and much of what the former Ottoman territories retained from this period is

The Ottoman Empire, a European History
After the Republic of Venice and the Habsburg Empire, the third guide in Extinguished Countries will be dedicated to the Ottoman Empire, which received the

The Future of Extinguished Countries…According to You!
A few months ago, we sent out a survey to ask what you thought about the future of Extinguished Countries. Over the years, this project

Vienna’s lesser-known imperial past
Between 1869 and 1910, the population of Vienna grew from 630,000 to over 2 million. The Austrian capital was then the centre of a vast