Lessons from history that are “mostly skipped over” and “barely mentioned”. This is how young people from Serbia describe the knowledge they received in school about the wars of the 90s in the territory of former Yugoslavia.

Kata, 19 years old, from Belgrade, says that this topic “doesn’t interest her”. ”

A part of young people is interested in this topic, but a large majority is not”, she believes.

The research “Attitudes of young people in Serbia about the wars of the ’90s”, conducted by the non-governmental Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR), shows that young people in Serbia know little about the wars of the ’90s.

Three quarters of the respondents, between the ages of 18 and 30, believe that this topic is covered “little” or “not at all” in schools, writes Radio Evropa e Lire.

Nevena, 26 years old, also says that “she is not interested in this topic”.

“First of all, I don’t have that culture of political conversations at home. I have never been interested in politics, unlike my peers who are very interested in it”, says Nevena for Radio Free Europe.

She says she remembers being taught at school, but not much.

“The First and Second Serbian Uprisings [uprisings against Ottoman rule in the 19th century] and the First World War were covered more, while the 1990s were very superficial,” says Nevena.

Jovani, 20 years old, says that in schools they learn about the wars of the 90s, but “not objectively”.

“Young people only know what their parents have told them, and this is probably quite one-sided. It’s interesting to see real numbers, real motives… Reliable information is always hard to find,” says Jovani.