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Grandma Crossing

An older woman crosses a planked bridge in rural Bosnia, after waiting for younger people to complete their crossing.
Part 14: A massacre of my dreams and grandmothers in The Republika Srpska

April 1st 2010
Disaster at the crossing Northern Bosnia was the beginning of the end. In retrospect, if it had to happen – this was the place for it. It started ominously enough. As I attempted to cross the border from Croatia, there was a problem – just a little one. The loosely-uniformed border agent at Bosanska Gradiska (who wore a tired old uniform that didn’t entirely match his partner’s and more c ... read more
Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » North » Banja Luka

Bosnian, Herzegovinian Flag Bosnia and Herzegovina's declaration of sovereignty in October 1991, was followed by a declaration of independence from the former Yugoslavia on 3 March 1992 after a referendum boycotted by ethnic Serbs. The Bosnian Serbs - supported by neighboring S... ... read more
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