On the afternoon of April 27 several hundred Macedonians stormed the parliament building in downtown Skopje. Most were state employees, some wrapped in Macedonian flags, others wearing balaclavas, a small number armed with knives and handguns. They had spent their mornings driving busses or grading papers or directing traffic. One of their leaders, Igor Durlovski, managing director of the Macedonia Ballet and Opera, was scheduled to put on Cleopatra at the theater that evening. “Revolutions begin in Macedonia!” ran the cheers. “Throw out the occupiers!” The enemy today was not the Ottoman Empire but the Open Societies Foundations. Durlovksi and …read more
Source: The American Interest
