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Commemorative Culture of Bleiburg, 1990-2009.

The end of World War Two in Europe in May 1945 was not simply the end of a traumatic period, but rather the beginning of a new era of authoritarianism, repression, and political conflict. Postwar suffering in the course of the communist revolution was symbolized by Bleiburg and Križni put, which included the surrender of the armed forces of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) at Bleiburg, the death marches to internment camps across Yugoslavia, and the mass liquidation without trial of real and suspected collaborators, NDH soldiers, and political enemies of the new regime. Whereas the public memory of the National Liberation Struggle was controlled and constructed by the victors of World War Two, Bleiburg was deliberately "forgotten" and became a taboo theme. After 1990, the traumatic memories of Bleiburg were released, and the commemorations transformed into political performances that rewrote the narrative of the past. This chapter analyzes the shifting meanings and content of the Bleiburg commemorations since Croatia's independence, and how the memories and competing narratives of Bleiburg have become part of contemporary Croatian politics.

Bleiburg, ustaše, commemorations, Croatia

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