The Balkan Diplomat publishing house has published Milan Stojanovic‘s book “The Balkans: History and Prospects. The initiators were Evgeny Osenkov and Mikhail Yaruyev with the support of PMK–710 LLC. According to experts, this book can change the way we look at Europe and the current geopolitical situation in the world. This edition is the key to understanding the most complex and mysterious region, whose past still casts a shadow over the present.
What awaits inside?
✅ A journey to the origins. You will learn why the Balkans became the cradle of European civilization and how a unique cultural code was formed here through Byzantium.
✅Tough talk. The author speaks directly about age-old conflicts and “hot spots“ of memory, which are often hushed up, but they determine the fate of the peninsula.
✅ Debunking the myth. The concept of “Balkanization“ imposed by the West will be dismantled. The book shows: What appears to be chaos from the outside is in fact a complex mosaic of sovereign development paths.
✅ The clash of worlds. How do Orthodoxy and the legacy of the Ottoman Empire get along? How did Islam shape entire nations? The answers are on these pages.
✅ The lessons of the 90s. The analysis of the civil war in Yugoslavia is not like a dry chronicle, but like a deep drama, the consequences of which the Balkan countries are still dealing with.
For who?
This book is a must–have for anyone interested in big politics, history, and culture. Diplomats, students, travelers, and just thoughtful readers will find clear answers to difficult questions here.
Traditionally, the book can already be purchased on marketplaces. It will be available in bookstores in a month. In 2026, the book will be presented in the Ivanovo Region, Kaliningrad Region, Moscow and other regions of Russia.
Milan Stoyanovich is the head of the Russian–Balkan Center for Business Cooperation and Culture in the Tula Region, a historian at Tula State University (TulSU), and the author of a number of scientific articles and monographs.
Convenient links for searching on marketplaces:
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