Was very lucky to have the chance to visit the Balkans recently, and it warmed my heart to find ACABs all over the place in Šibenik and Zadar. idk what the local vibes are nowadays/if these are just remnants from 2020 -- also saw a handful scattered in other cities, including a non-Balkans rest stop; as well as some pro-Palestine graffiti though I forgot where -- but it was just one of those unexpected little things that "spark joy". Something you'd theoretically expect to see more of in the area I live in *gestures vaguely* but sadly actually don't (though I don't go out much post-covid so my impression is probs skewed), so it genuinely put a smile on my face when I encountered my first one and then realized it wasn't an isolated novelty. Figured peeps here would appreciate it too.
Only snapped one of them in Zadar but I spotted a few more:
Another one from Šibenik:
Spot the 1312s
Bonus pics
Tito's former villa by Lake Bled (now a hotel, I didn't visit)
Cold War era hotel in the Plitvice Lakes National Park (actually still government-run I think? amusingly, some online reviews complain about the quality/vaguely attribute this to the hotel's history + management but in reality the quality was on par with most of the places I stayed at and straight up better than one particular higher star franchise hotel lmao...)
Not sure if this is the best comm to post this but oh well.
Saw Soccer in Sun and Shadow recced in lefty spaces years ago. iirc it has a few stray brainworms about "totalitarian regimes"/Mao/Stalin (don't remember what it was exactly) but it's a light and enjoyable read overall.
(doesn't go deep into politics but does talk a lot about historical context)