The aim of this paper is to analyse the image of Yugoslavia in the collective memories of the post–Yugoslav societies. The author of this text, basing on an assumption that every society has a great number of collective memories, highlights the fact that among the Balkan nations one can find both supporters and opponents not only of the SFRY but also of the idea of the cooperation among the Southern Slavs. Both positive and negative opinions of Yugoslavia in the collective memories are based not on the sober assessment of the historical facts but on collective emotions and historical and political myths. The anti–Yugoslav discourse in primarily based on the national mythology. The discourse of the supporters of the Yugoslav tradition one the other hand, goes back in a large extend to the transnational myths. By discussing these two types of ideas about Yugoslavia, the author of this text tries to show their impact on the current political decisions.

Niniejsza praca jest prezentacją drugich izb parlamentu w krajach byłej Jugosławii, jakimi są Słowenia oraz Bośnia i Hercegowina. Jako jedyne w regionie zdecydowały się one na przyjęcie bikameralnego porządku w ramach władzy ustawodawczej. Pomimo bliskości geograficznej i wspólnej historii ustrojodawcy obu państw postanowili przyjąć znacząco inny, oryginalny kształt porównywanych do siebie ciał ustawodawczych, wyróżniających się na skalę światową. Co więcej, każda z nich została obdarzona różnymi kompetencjami, z czego wynika pozycja wobec pierwszej izby parlamentu, a także pozostałych organów władzy państwowej. Artykuł ten stanowi więc przekrój i pogłębioną charakterystykę polityczno- prawną Izby Narodów Bośni i Hercegowiny oraz Rady Państwa Słowenii, a także zawiera propozycje zmian systemowych.

Hungary’s role in the activity of the Ustasha – Croatian Revolutionary Movement (1929–1934)

Hungary’s role in the activity of the Ustasha - Croatian Revolutionary Movement (1929-1934). The Ustasha (Ustaša) movement developed in Hungary, establishing its cadre organisation framework, seeking the support of Croatian migrant communities and training task forces in diversion and terrorist tactics. Following their disclosure, however, they were no longer supported by the Hungarian authorities.

„Hatred feeds us with a goblet”: the break-up of Yugoslavia in the 1990s in geopolitical imaginations of the Polish popular music

The article focuses on the interference of Polish popular music and geopolitics after 1989. Songs selected from various trends of the Polish popular music made the source material of the text. The basic study method involved critical discourse analysis of the lyrics. The hierarchical East-West axis, which was also applied to the Balkans and Yugoslavia, was fundamental to Polish geopolitical perceptions. The musical image of Yugoslavia from the 1990s seemed repulsive with its strangeness and “Easternness”, which were proven by bloody wars and crimes in Bosnia and Kosovo. In the name of superiority of the Western world and geopolitical interests, musicians appealed to Western countries for military interventions in the former Yugoslavia. At the same time, they strengthened the direction towards the occidentalization of Poland as a condition for its security and development at the price of submission to the dominance of the West in the world and in Europe.

An Overview of the Problem of Genocide of Bosnian Muslims

The article deals with the problem of genocide of Bosnian Muslims, its main causes and consequences. It analyses international judicial decisions adopted in international practice, specifically the decision of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (1993–2017). The relevance of this topic is associated with the growing aggressiveness of the subjects of international relations, lack of principles for international legal responsibility and a mechanism for resolving such actions. The purpose of this article is to conduct a comprehensive study and analysis of the phenomenon of genocide drawing on the examples of the events in the former Yugoslavia, specifically the problem of genocide of Bosnian Muslims in international legal practice.