Borka Pavicevic

Overview

Borka Pavićević born Kotor, Montenegro, Yugoslavia June 5, 1947. Pacifist dramaturge who opposed Balkan wars; newspaper columnist, playwright; founded Centre for Cultural Decontamination against "nationalism, xenophobia, intolerance, hatred and fear." 1994; co-founded Belgrade Circle opposing Serbian nationalism 1992.

Quotations

“The war was made because the parties in power wanted to suppress a democratic movement.  Creating that incredible hate—five years of it—that the other nation are idiots, that they want to kill us, that enormous xenophobia, all that was how the ruling regime was keeping itself in power. Then you are inventing enemies all over the world, enemies are other people. After the war that mirror is turning back. Now it is clear in the end that the regime is the enemy, because the war should never have been waged.” (Suzi Wesman interview, Solidarity, Dec. 6, 1996; photo ekapija.com)