Comments by "Pedja Milosavljevic" (@pedjamilosavljevic6235) on "BELGRADE, SERBIA: Hanging out with Serbs and Russians" video.

  1. West Balkan (and Balkan in general) is very complicated place - politically and historically. It is continuing to be complicated politically , because elites (trough media) constantly reheating old griefs , hate and other negative things , which has sole purpose to keep them in power (while masses antagonize each other - division is a beautiful thing , when you are a ruler). Of course , major "powers" in Europe (+ USA) benefit from those tensions. Governments in Balkan are ALL on a globalist (WEF) band wagon , no matter what they are talking publicly . Some people fall for the narrative , others do not. The truth is - we are , mostly , south Slavs and (except Slovenians and Macedonians) we speak the same language (different dialects). There are minorities (I mean non Slavic) . Princ Michael (knez Mihajlo Obrenović) , the man on the horse (monument) in front of national museum and across the street from national theater , was ruler of Serbia in two occasions . He built these institutions (before mentioned) and he took over the Belgrade from the Ottomans after some incident (after which the Ottomans bombed the city from the fortress). There is a Wikipedia page about him. Girl in the video tried to explain some things about the Nemanjić dynasty (Rastko Nemanjić - St. Sava) , but the facts were wrong (I believe that she mixed up things). He lived in 12th and 13th century and he was a prince , but he chose to engage in diplomacy and church. He was first Serbian Archbishop , and he gained independence for , what is now known as Serbian Orthodox Church and king's crown for his brother Stefan (from Roman Pope) - by which he made Serbia a kingdom and mostly independent (still under the Byzantine influence). He died in Hilandar (where he and his father built some monasteries) and the temple of St. Sava was built in a place , where Ottomans burned his remains , after Serbian rebellion in 17th century (there were a lot of rebellions here). The temple is built to look like St Sofia in Istanbul and it is one of the largest orthodox churches in the world (largest by volume) and it is not a monastery. You should visit it next time you come back (and you can record video in there). If you visit it - don't miss the crypt (stairs are near the entrance). External display of weapons in the fortress is a part of military museum permanent exhibition and the missiles exhibited are the same ones that shot down the F 117 B "nighthawk" - stealth bomber (invisible) , in NATO aggression of 1999. The only one that was shot down in the world , ever , and our anti air forces made excuses after that - they weren't aware that it was invisible... 😁 The conclusion of the video can be applied to this whole region - Balkan is the black hole for talent , creativity and ideas . For the most part , talented people from these parts are recognized only after they leave and make it somewhere else , like Tesla , Pupin , Milanković (or the athletes - both lists are veeery long) ... I believe , that there is a historic reason for that kind of mentality (constant wars and struggles) , but that is for debate... I like your videos , because of "open" approach to places and people. Of course , you are young , but it is commendable that you didn't just gave in to western media propaganda and decided to check things out for yourself. Don't pay too much attention to hateful comments and keep up the good work.
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  2.  @BritishLandeur  You aren't the first one who suggested to me to become a tour guide , or a history teacher 😃 But , I'm over 50 and I hate to walk in the heat ... Seriously , things I know about history and general culture are consequence of my early education in Yugoslavia - education system and great teachers (though , I'm trained in machine science , being maker most of my life) . From that time and considering the turmoils that we went trough - I've kept inquisitive and analytical mind and , in general , most of us (relatively educated , middle aged people , from around these lands) can "smell" BS propaganda from far away. Though , there is a lot of tribalism too . Best time of year to visit these parts is end of April and trough May (hopefully , the weather should be as it used to be - sunny and not too hot). If I may - I suggest to dedicate more time in order to see more stuff and meet more people and to find a "base" from where you can go places. If you find sponsors for your videos - it'll be easily financially viable . I wish you happy and safe travels.
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