How to remember 1992 – the case of Gračanica (a few remarks) Cover Image

Kako se sjećati 1992. – slučaj Gračanice (neke napomene)
How to remember 1992 – the case of Gračanica (a few remarks)

Author(s): Omer Hamzić
Subject(s): History, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Politics of History/Memory, Wars in Jugoslavia
Published by: Izdavačka kuća »Monos« d.o.o
Keywords: Gračanica; Bosnia and Herzegovina; war; memory; Army Bosnia and Herzegovina;

Summary/Abstract: In this article the author briefly, almost telegraphically, recalls the war events in Gračanica and the surrounding area in the 1992 – 1995 period, with special reference to 1992 and the 25th of May, which has permanently remained in the people’s memory of this region as the crucial day of defense. In the form of an introductory article for the content of this issue of the “Gračanički glasnik”, which in its articles thematizes the reality of war in Gračanica (on the occasion that 30 years have now passed since the end of the war), the author leaves the position of an objective observer in certain parts and adds a very personal note to his observations. The author describes some very traumatic moments of his own wartime tragedy that still haunt him, he also aimed to point out the current state in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which many describe as similar to what happened on the eve of the war in 1991 and 1992. For people with such a traumatic experience of war this reminder has its own special dimensions. The author himself sees the causes and consequences of such states from this specific angle, and points them out accordingly. In the third part, as the introductory speaker of this issue, he announced memoirs of important personalities that were active during the wartime in Gračanica.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 53
  • Page Range: 9-16
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Bosnian