Explore how music sustained hope during the Siege of Sarajevo in new documentary "Kiss the Future," exclusively on Paramount . | Variety

"We always think of war as something that happens to other people." The siege of Sarajevo started 30 years ago this week. Zlata Filipovic was amongst the Bosnian children who witnessed the atrocities in their hometown. Her solace was the diary in which she wrote about living through the longest siege in modern history. A letter to Ukraine from Sarajevo: https://bbc.in/3uVFBkf | BBC World Service

Walking Through Sarajevo’s Scars: History That Still Echoes At 5:00 PM sharp, I joined the War and Scars Walking Tour with Merima at Pozorišni trg – Susan Sontag Square, in front of the National Theatre. Arriving 10 minutes early gave me a chance to feel the atmosphere before her words brought the city’s past to life. Merima began with the story of Yugoslavia under Tito — a country once united, later torn apart by war. Our first stop was the Main Post Office, where she held up haunting photograp

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37 reactions | #VantageReels: This Day in History: The 1425-day siege of Sarajevo, which trapped nearly 350,000 people, finally ended in 1996. | #FPRewind | Firstpost | Facebook