Serbia’s communist past is turning into a capitalist profit-making enterprise. To many Serbians, May 25 will forever be known first as the birthday of Josip Broz Tito, the longtime communist leader of socialist Yugoslavia, which Serbia was part of until 1992. To Ralph van der Zijden, May 25 is also the anniversary of a business venture that turns memories of a communist past into capitalist profit, drawing global tourists. |