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The Ottoman Empire, a European History

Stari Most, Mostar – Ramirez, CC BY-SA 4.0

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 highest number of votes in the poll among our readers. The Ottoman period, in several European countries, is often viewed very negatively, as a long occupation during which nothing good… Continue reading The Ottoman Empire, a European History

The Nobel Prize Winner vs. Austria-Hungary

Ivo Andrić – This image is a courtesy of Tanja Kragujević, Stevan Kragujević's daughter

Most of the world knows Ivo Andrić as a Nobel Prize-winning author. However, to Habsburg administrators of his home of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Andrić was a teenage troublemaker suspected of collaborating in the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. We spoke to Enes Škrgo, curator of the Memorial House of Ivo Andrić in Travnik, the author’s birthplace,… Continue reading The Nobel Prize Winner vs. Austria-Hungary