Music: Sanjin - Väg 7 - Download the song at
https://sanjin.bandcamp.com/track/v-g-7
There has never been a leader from the west Balkans who has been so prominent in world affairs as Josip Broz Tito. To compare, just look at any political figure today from the former YU region and they are not even near of being anywhere in sight of what Tito was. It’s almost hard to imagine that a leader from the former Yugoslav republics got the red carpet in USA. A leader who met all the important leaders and when he died had a massive, and perhaps the biggest, burial ceremony. Back then people had something whereas today each republic is struggling.
For good or worse, one cannot say anything else. Tito is still the number 1 man. But remember he is also a natural born thug and has a dark history. Being a ruthless man and most certainly one of those psychopaths that would go over anyone to get what they want.
Worth mentioning is that Tito wasn't an angel but Yugoslavia as such could have had still been around. If it had managed a stable development and earlier integration with the EU and the west.
Here's a slide of photos just to show you what and where Yugoslavia was back then when he ruled. You can see Kennedy, Nixon, Soviet leaders and generally a bunch of dictators. Also the Swedish and British royalty... etc etc.
Just to mention Đuro Pucar, who plays chess with Tito in the video (
0:20), gave away a part of Bosnia & Herzegovia after WWII while being drunk. It was Sutorina and is still debated today since Montenegro who got it doesn't have any legal right to it. Other than a drunk mans scribble on a piece of paper.
Sutorina – Modern territorial theft and insane geopolitical vortex in Bosnia & Herzegovina -
http://sanjindumisic.com/sutorina-modern-territorial-theft-and-insane-geopolitical-vortex-in-bosnia-herzegovina/