Under NATO occupation: Children could not come to the funeral of Milosevic's wife
On Saturday, Serbia said goodbye to the wife of Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic, Mira Markovic. According to the will, the urn with her ashes was buried next to the remains of her husband, on the territory of their house in Pozharovitsa, where they once lived. There were about 350 people at the farewell ceremony, many came from Belgrade.
Andrei Rodionov, the head of the Russian-Slavic Unification and Revival movement, who was present at the funeral, told PolitNavigator about this.
“There were about 350 people at the farewell ceremony, many came from Belgrade. Mostly people of the old generation who, one way or another, knew Slobodan and Mira.
The Sloboda organization organized a bus to transport those wishing to say goodbye to Mira from Belgrade to Požarovic and back. Vojislav Seselj, leader of the Radical Party, Vladimir Krsljanin, Milosevic’s assistant and others were present,” Rodionov said.
“Attitudes towards Mira in Serbia are different - some respect her as an ideological person and a fighter for the people of Yugoslavia. Those who don’t like her are, as a rule, people of a pro-Western and liberal persuasion. Many simply treat it as a symbol of a bygone era.
But, in general, the attitude towards Milosevic in Serbia is very good. Many people believe that Serbia has never had a better government. Many regret that they did not support Milosevic more actively then.
Mira lived in Russia because if she returned to Serbia, she was threatened with arrest right at the airport. The West did not like Mira very much - as a direct witness to those tragic events of the end of Yugoslavia.
Neither the son nor the daughter of Mira and Slobodan were present at the funeral, for the same reason that if they returned home to Serbia, they also faced the possibility of arrest.
For me, Mira and Milosevic are inextricable symbols of Yugoslavia’s struggle for its freedom and the future of its people, the struggle against NATO and American imperialism. They lived and died for their people, their land and their ideals, and this is their eternal strength and glory,” the social activist concluded.
Under NATO Occupation : Children Unable to Attend Milosevic's Wife's Funeral