Historian & IR scholar at the Institute of European Studies, Belgrade #academicsky #skystorians #IRsky ORCID 0000-0002-7487-518Xhttps://bsky.app/profile/migrutinovic.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/migrutinovic.bsky.social/post/3mzbei4zuw22hThat it is/was a bank used by Russian expats and refugees in Serbia is really mislabelling what it primarily was - a private, SNS party favourite bank, pushed into countless deals with state and public institutions to siphon off as much money as possible towards the priviliged few. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Nov 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:thy74np2udurgddh77vhtdd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzbei4zuw22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/migrutinovic.bsky.social/post/3mz5vorxnfs2yAlta Banka, a private bank in Serbia closest to the former ruling SNS party, lost its operating licence today, in a swift action by the National Bank to, most likely, stop the money drain by the outgoing elite. The funny part - the NB governor is still a high-ranking member of the SNS.31 Oct 2026 08:43 +0000at://did:plc:thy74np2udurgddh77vhtdd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz5vorxnfs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/migrutinovic.bsky.social/post/3mz3d7dksf22g“An astrophysicist who studies galaxy evolution. An electrical engineer who has helped design robots. An organic chemist who, during the pandemic, worked on COVID-19 drugs…. They have all been elected to what may well be the brainiest parliament in the world.” https://www.science.org/content/article/serbia-just-elected-world-s-brainiest-parliament?preview=true&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.bsky.app%2F30 Oct 2026 08:07 +0000at://did:plc:thy74np2udurgddh77vhtdd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz3d7dksf22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/migrutinovic.bsky.social/post/3myq2mziegk2pAleksandar Vučić has just conceded to the Student List, which will have an absolute majority of MPs, 135-140 out of 250. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Oct 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:thy74np2udurgddh77vhtdd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3myq2mziegk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/migrutinovic.bsky.social/post/3mypyuhbszc2pVery early results suggest a clear win by the Student List, 5-10 percentage points head to head with the SNS. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Oct 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:thy74np2udurgddh77vhtdd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mypyuhbszc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/migrutinovic.bsky.social/post/3myppbu46ic2pPolice forces and party thugs are deploying around the Republic’s Electoral Commission. Record turnout is a strong indicator of opposition win, and if so we are left guessing whether the SNS will accept the defeat or will it use dirty tricks, state capture, or violence to prolong its stay in power. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Oct 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:thy74np2udurgddh77vhtdd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3myppbu46ic2phttps://bsky.app/profile/migrutinovic.bsky.social/post/3myp7v2q5o22pThe turnout keeps its fast pace. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Oct 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:thy74np2udurgddh77vhtdd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3myp7v2q5o22phttps://bsky.app/profile/migrutinovic.bsky.social/post/3myot4loyhc25Absolutely record-breaking turnout in the early hours of parliamentary elections in #Serbia. ❤️ Good indicator for the final turnout and the score of the opposition Student List.25 Oct 2026 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:thy74np2udurgddh77vhtdd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3myot4loyhc25https://bsky.app/profile/migrutinovic.bsky.social/post/3myinhpbivs2tNo, Steiner won’t come to help this guy out either #serbia #elections22 Oct 2026 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:thy74np2udurgddh77vhtdd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3myinhpbivs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/migrutinovic.bsky.social/post/3myiaolw52k22In the final stretch this now seems like an irresistible force… [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Oct 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:thy74np2udurgddh77vhtdd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3myiaolw52k22https://bsky.app/profile/migrutinovic.bsky.social/post/3mx2c7jwvf22qA WWII era bomb (Luftwaffe’s SC250, with ~130kgs of explosives) had to be exploded in place at a construction site in downtown Belgrade this morning. Few hundred nearby residents were removed from their homes for several hours, just in case. https://youtu.be/7-NZZSlfA0Q?si=T-LsfyX_GF65ZMqu04 Oct 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:thy74np2udurgddh77vhtdd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx2c7jwvf22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/migrutinovic.bsky.social/post/3mvkl64cryk2rFirmly established downward path. We might just change it in a month or so... [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:thy74np2udurgddh77vhtdd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkl64cryk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/migrutinovic.bsky.social/post/3muwqr7wk4s2hThis, a week ago by writer Dejan Atanacković https://www.facebook.com/583987467/posts/pfbid0wiw3QZCCMaghiHNWtQo5oTVBiJJwSRUKVP2t3uqEoZxrzt5LBfvPH7zUH8aWT7xhl/07 Sep 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:thy74np2udurgddh77vhtdd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwqr7wk4s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/migrutinovic.bsky.social/post/3muougwwid222And she just announced that she will not proceed with planned visit due to public glorification of Mladić. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:thy74np2udurgddh77vhtdd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muougwwid222https://bsky.app/profile/migrutinovic.bsky.social/post/3muk3nkyqkc2rBrushing up on my Sartre while bus-riding. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2GEbIfzW8T8wDW1ycZrECj?si=x6sy_6r3Sxe5uR84e2mKFA&utm_source=native-share-menu02 Sep 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:thy74np2udurgddh77vhtdd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk3nkyqkc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/migrutinovic.bsky.social/post/3mucaf35q7k2xA slap to the face of the EU enlargement policy as a whole, I'm afraid. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Aug 2026 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:thy74np2udurgddh77vhtdd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucaf35q7k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/migrutinovic.bsky.social/post/3mu5k7xs3nc2lThe announcement by Serbian authorities that Ratko Mladić might be buried with the highest state honours "represents an unacceptable act of institutional glorification of a man convicted by a final judgement of genocide"... 1/228 Aug 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:thy74np2udurgddh77vhtdd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5k7xs3nc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/migrutinovic.bsky.social/post/3mtlpxbantk25Academy and court action(s) in Serbia: “We are seeking legal protection because the Dean has, due to our personal characteristics, preciselly our political beliefs that he deduced or that we expressed through our public and social engagement, practically deprived us of the rights that belong to us" [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:thy74np2udurgddh77vhtdd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlpxbantk25https://bsky.app/profile/migrutinovic.bsky.social/post/3mpteutq35k2w4 July, a public holiday in socialist Yugoslavia, called Dan borca ('Combatant Day'). #OTD in 1941 Politburo of the Communist Party issued a call to arms against German & Italian occupation of Yugoslavia.04 Jul 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:thy74np2udurgddh77vhtdd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpteutq35k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/migrutinovic.bsky.social/post/3mp5fq7aeq22mActually, photos are taken each and every time - not only the first time - the non-EU citizen crosses the border. I have crossed the EU border ~20 times over the last 6 months (GRE, HUN, CRO), I was photo-ed every single time (fingerprinted maybe half the time) https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/25/rome-airports-threaten-to-suspend-new-eu-passport-system-to-avoid-summer-disaster25 Jun 2026 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:thy74np2udurgddh77vhtdd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp5fq7aeq22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/migrutinovic.bsky.social/post/3mnpc6hu45c2fMan, playoff hockey is something different. After three games the Stanley Cup finals are insanely up-and-down, entertaining and awesome.07 Jun 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:thy74np2udurgddh77vhtdd3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnpc6hu45c2f