Episode 026 - Republic of North Macedonia Machan Vs The World

We head over the the Balkans for the first time with Radmila(@radmi.t) from Macedonia.    

Chapters  0:00 - 3:22 - Intro  

3:22- 8:55 - Radmila in Russia 

8:55 - 13:41 - The Macedonian language  

13:41-17:05  - The geography  

17:05-28:22   - The interaction between Macedonia and Serbia ( Language and the arrival of Christianity)  

28:22 - 49:43  -    The interaction between Macedonia and Bulgaria ( Independence from the Ottomans, Language and historical figure disputes, Nationalist churches, historical revisionism)  

49:43 - 1:15:41 - The interaction between Macedonia and Bulgaria ( Alexander the Great, Connection to India, King Samuel,  Famous Macedonians, Mother Theresa.) 

1:15:41-1:26:52   -  The Macedonia in modern day Greece and the Ottoman influence ( The second largest Baazar in the world, Turkish baths)  

1:26:52 -  1:45:59   -     The interaction between Macedonia and Albania ( The biggest minority community, conflict and tensions, the majority vs minority dynamic) 

1:45:59 - 1:52:00  -   The story of Yugoslavia and how  it is remembered now.  

1:52:00 - 2:05:50  - Post Yugoslav Macedonia ( How Yugoslavia fell,  Immigration, Reluctance to enter EU, Name change and EU) 

2:05:50 - 2:16:42  - The future for Macedonia ( Tourism, Life for young people, Being the brand ambassador of Macedonia, Conclusion)