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Yugo-nostalgia (Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian and Slovenian: jugonostalgija; cyrillic: југоносталгија) is a little-studied cultural and psychological phenomenon occurring among some citizens of the former Yugoslavia, specifically toward the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY). The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: Croatian language ( hrvatski jezik) is a South Slavic language which is used primarily in Croatia, by Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina in neighbouring Serbian (sr-Cyrl српски језик sr-Latn ''srpski jezik'' is a South Slavic language, Bosnian language (Bosnian bosanski jezik) sometimes referred as Bosniak language or Bosniac language is a South Slavic language native Slovene or Slovenian ( slovenski jezik or slovenščina, not to be confused with Slovenčina) is a South Slavic language The Cyrillic alphabet (səˈrɪlɪk also called azbuka, from the old name of the first two letters is actually a family of Alphabets, subsets of which are used by See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: While its anthropological and sociological aspects have not been clearly recognized, the term, and the corresponding epithet "Yugo-nostalgic", is commonly used by the people in the region in two distinct ways: as a positive personal descriptive, and as a derogatory label.

In its positive sense, Yugo-nostalgia refers to a nostalgic emotional attachment to idealized positive aspects of the SFRY. The term nostalgia describes a longing for the past often in idealized form These are often promoted by left-wingers in the Western world who supported the continued existence of the old Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and some sectors of the urban populations in the former Yugoslav republics , described as one or more of: economic security, socialist ideology, multiculturalism, internationalism and non-alignment, history, customs and traditions, and an allegedly more rewarding way of life. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: Titoism is an adaptation of communist ideology named after Josip Broz Tito, leader of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, primarily used to describe Brotherhood and unity ( Bratstvo i jedinstvo /Братство и јединство Братство и единство Bratstvo in enotnost Bashkim dhe Vëllazërim For the Marxist concept of internationalism see Proletarian internationalism. The Non-Aligned Movement ( NAM) is an International organization of states considering themselves not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc These are opposed to the perceived faults of the successor countries, which are still burdened by the consequences of the Yugoslav wars and are undergoing the process of economic and political transition. The Yugoslav Wars were a series of violent conflicts in the territory of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY that took place between 1991 and A transition economy or transitional economy is an economy which is changing from a centrally planned economy to a Free market. The faults are variously identified as parochialism, national chauvinism, corruption in politics and business, the disappearance of the social safety net, economic hardship, income inequities, higher crime rates, as well as a general disarray in administrative and other state institutions. Parochialism means being provincial being narrow in scope or considering only small sections of an issue Chauvinism (ˈʃoʊvɨnɪzəm is extreme and unreasoning Partisanship on behalf of a group to which one belongs especially when the partisanship includes malice and hatred Political corruption is the use of governmental powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain The social safety net is a term used to describe a collection of services provided by The state, such as welfare, Unemployment benefit, Universal healthcare

In the negative sense, the epithet has been used by the supporters of the new post-dissolution regimes to portray their critics as anachronistic, unrealistic, unpatriotic and possibly treacherous. In wartime, for example, the adjective has been used used semi-officially in the media of some successor countries to discredit certain avenues of political debate. The term Yugo-nostalgic could have been originally coined precisely for this purpose, as it appeared as a politically motivated pejorative label in government-controlled media, eg. in Croatia, very soon after the breakup of the SFRY. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between

Present manifestations of Yugo-nostalgia are largely cultural on a leisure, including music groups with Yugoslav or Titoist retro iconography, art works, films, theater performances, and many organized, themed tours of the main cities of the former Yugoslav republics (mostly Belgrade and Sarajevo). Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. TemplateInfobox City for more fields--> Sarajevo is the Capital city and largest urban center of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with

Politically the picture is different, with Yugo-nostalgia gathering little support: most of the supporters tend to be Serbs, and even in Serbia, support for the parties that openly call for reunification of Yugoslavia hovers at only about 2 to 3%. Serbs ( Serbian: Срби Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia, Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country In Slovenia for example, where the country has realigned itself completely into West with both EU and more tellingly NATO memberships, and the economy has bounced back from the post-independence slumps, support for Yugoslav reunification is negligible. Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in The North Atlantic Treaty Even the Social Democrats of Slovenia, itself the direct successor of the Communist Party of Slovenia during the SFRY days, does not support Yugoslav reunification. The Social Democrats (SD - Socialni demokrati is a Centre-left Political party in Slovenia, currently led by Borut Pahor. The League of Communists of Slovenia was the Slovenian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the sole legal party of Yugoslavia from 1945

Yugo-nostalgia is also a separate construct from opposing Yugoslavia's dissolution. A higher number of individuals, even though still a minority in proportion to the population, condemn the dissolution of SFRY and demise of Yugoslavism as a predominant ideology. Many of them find support among Third Way Communists or pro-Soviet Communist sympathizers in the West, who blame post-reunification Germany, the European Community, and the United States as the instigators of dissolution troubles in order to wipe the only significant Europe-based neutral Non-aligned Movement member country off the map of Europe [1] after SFRY had outlasted its geopolitical usefulness to the West. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The European Community (EC is one of the Three pillars of the European Union (EU created under the Maastricht Treaty (1992 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This belief overlooks the development that other Non-Aligned Movement leader nations have been largely ignored rather than confronted on the geopolitical stage by the West since it emerged as the victor of the Cold War after the Revolutions of 1989. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the "Fall of Communism" redirects here For the fall of the Soviet Union itself see History of the Soviet Union (1985–1991. Some of these commentators later indeed became champions of Yugo-nostalgia expressed by reunification of Yugoslavia under the Titoist lines, but most have switched to outright supporting nationalism and the "Greater Serbia" "Greater Croatia" and simliar ideals that ironically do nothing but contradict the ideals of Titoism and mutual respect/unity. The term Greater Serbia or Great Serbia ( Serbian: Велика Србија Velika Srbija) applies to the key current within Serbian Great Croatia (Velika Hrvatska is a term applied to the certain currents within Croatian nationalism.

Decline of Yugoslavism

Since the breakup of SFRY, the idea of Yugoslavism has gradually lost popularity. The name Yugoslavia was kept by Serbia and Montenegro in their federation, but this was eventually replaced by the counties' individual names. The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (Државна заједница Србија и Црна Гора / Državna zajednica Srbija i Crna Gora, abbreviated The number of declared Yugoslavs in the region is now much lower than ever before. The last census in Serbia showed approximately 80,000 Yugoslavs, but at this time the country was still known as such. The "Yugoslav language", Serbo-Croatian, is no longer the official language of any of the former state's constituent republics. The Serbo-Croatian language or Croato-Serbian language (cрпскохрватски језик srpskohrvatski jezik) is a South Slavic Diasystem Few resources are published about the language, and it has no standardizing body. The .yu internet domain name is also being phased out, which is popular among Yugonostalgic websites.

Bibliography

Trovesi, Andrea: L'enciclopedia della Jugonostalgija. In Banchelli, Eva: Taste the East: Linguaggi e forme dell'Ostalgie, Sestante Edizioni, Bergamo 2006, ISBN 88-87445-92-3, p. 257-274.