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Sakrale Grundlagen slavischerLiteraturen. Edited by Hans Rothe (Vortrage und Abhandlungen zur Slavistik Bd. 43). Munich: Verlag Otto Sagner, 2002. vii, 134 pp. 14 Euros (paper).

Sakrale Grundlagen slavischerLiteraturen. Edited by Hans Rothe (Vortrage und Abhandlungen zur... Dragan Bujosevic and Ivan Radovanovic. The F a l l of Milosevic: The October 5 Revo- lution. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. vii, 180 pp. $24.95. The authors of The Fall o f Milosevic. capture the euphoria of the movement that toppled the leader of Serbia in October 2000. The account also leaves a bittersweet aftertaste, since two of the central characters in the story have since been murdered (Zoran Diindjid and Bosko Buha), while another of the heroes stands accused of spon- soring Diindii6's death. These deaths are only the most extreme examples of the com- plicated aftermath of October 5, and many of the characters that we meet in this book as heroes or at least protagonists have earned rather different reputations since that day. Still, Bujosevie and Radovanovié make one wish one could have been in Belgrade on October 5. They have done an excellent job of interweaving various stories, and they never fail to capture the drama of the moment. They make clear that the story of October 5 was one of plans realized, plans failed, and fortunate accidents. It takes a bit more informed a reader to realize that many of the negotiations and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Canadian-American Slavic Studies Brill

Sakrale Grundlagen slavischerLiteraturen. Edited by Hans Rothe (Vortrage und Abhandlungen zur Slavistik Bd. 43). Munich: Verlag Otto Sagner, 2002. vii, 134 pp. 14 Euros (paper).

Canadian-American Slavic Studies , Volume 40 (4): 605 – Jan 1, 2006

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© 2006 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0090-8290
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2210-2396
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10.1163/221023906X00627
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Dragan Bujosevic and Ivan Radovanovic. The F a l l of Milosevic: The October 5 Revo- lution. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. vii, 180 pp. $24.95. The authors of The Fall o f Milosevic. capture the euphoria of the movement that toppled the leader of Serbia in October 2000. The account also leaves a bittersweet aftertaste, since two of the central characters in the story have since been murdered (Zoran Diindjid and Bosko Buha), while another of the heroes stands accused of spon- soring Diindii6's death. These deaths are only the most extreme examples of the com- plicated aftermath of October 5, and many of the characters that we meet in this book as heroes or at least protagonists have earned rather different reputations since that day. Still, Bujosevie and Radovanovié make one wish one could have been in Belgrade on October 5. They have done an excellent job of interweaving various stories, and they never fail to capture the drama of the moment. They make clear that the story of October 5 was one of plans realized, plans failed, and fortunate accidents. It takes a bit more informed a reader to realize that many of the negotiations and

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