Lecture 'Yugoslavia and the World'

Why did Yugoslavia occupy a special place in international politics? How did the country build relations with the great powers and what remains of its foreign-policy legacy?

We invite you to explore these questions at the lecture 'Yugoslavia and the World'.

Historians Natalia Dimic Lompar and Rastko Lompar will discuss the place of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia in the world, how Yugoslav political elites and society perceived events beyond the country's borders, and how Yugoslavia's foreign policy changed in different historical periods.

We'll talk about Yugoslavia's international experience and why its legacy still deserves attention today.

About the lecturers

• Rastko Lompar — historian, research associate at the Balkanology Institute of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU). He specializes in the political history of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, including the history of anti-communism and Yugoslav–German relations.
• Natalia Dimic Lompar — historian, research associate at the Institute of Recent History of Serbia. Her doctoral dissertation is devoted to the political relations between Yugoslavia and divided Germany in 1945–1966.

Language of the lecture

The lecture will be held in Serbian. Both lecturers speak Russian, so after the lecture you will also be able to ask questions in Russian.

The lecture is suitable for anyone who wants to better understand the country's culture, society, and contemporary context.