Haunting Relics of a Country That No Longer Exists

"Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito led the multicultural society until his death in 1980, trying to suppress any lingering animosities from the war. He wanted the monuments to recognize that war laid a foundation for Yugoslavia to exist in its current form, without appearing to favor one group of the heterogeneous society over another. These monuments were intended to present a common thread to tie everyone to the great country of Yugoslavia."