Siege of Sarajevo

[PolishStevieFan]

The propaganda of which you wrote is present even in some documentaries where Serbian politicians try to convince the world about necessity of their war strategies. On the other hand propaganda is just inescapable element of history. Just look at the things that people write about Polish Concentration Camps during World War II. Just like the Polish people had been responsible for deaths of millions of Jews. Of course there were Polish people who were killing Jews...no doubt about it but it was Germans who organized all those mass execution places.

But going back to Sarajevo... What can I say? You did it. You escaped the besieged town...I can't even imagine how it is to be forced to leave your country, everything that you love and know...to lose people who were close to you and your family. That's just the curse of the war. I hope your family has found a better place to live and sooner or later you'll forget about the whole trauma...But to be honest I think it's quite impossible...You just learn to live with it but never forget...My grandmother who survived two World Wars always told me: "How can I forget it? It's responsible for who I am now"... So, it's more about learning to cope with the trauma than just making it disappear.

If you have any book recommendations...please let me know. As I stated in previous post I feel strange yet strong connection with Sarajevo.