"Yugo-nostalgia" widespread in Serbia and BiH

"Many in the Balkans" think that the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has brought more harm than benefit, according to a new survey.

The Gallup poll, based on face-to-face interviews with at least 1,000 respondent from across the region, found that "Yugo-nostalgia" was still widespread, particularly in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

"People living in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina are the most likely say the breakup harmed their country, with more than three in four residents characterizing it this way. Similar to Russian attitudes toward the dissolution of the former Soviet Union, Serbians may feel an acute sense of loss as the core nation of a former multinational state," Gallup said on its website.

Asked whether the disintegration of Yugoslavia "harmed or benefited their country," 81 percent of Serbians said it was harmful, while four...