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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Interviewer: Could you introduce yourself first?
\nSilvija Ra\u0161kovi\u0107: Good evening. I am Silvija Ra\u0161kovi\u0107 from Klina.
\nInterviewer: How do you remember the period before the war?
\nSilvija Ra\u0161kovi\u0107: For me, that period is the most beautiful period. Because I am an optimist by nature and I will always remember the good things that happened. Student days in Pristina are the most beautiful days. We didn’t know about fear, we didn’t know about poverty. We didn’t know about starvation. The freedom of movement was the most beautiful, without fear, fear of walking through the city. That, such things had no price. And that is the most beautiful part of my life and I will always remember it fondly.
\nInterviewer: What do you remember from the war period and how did you leave your home?
\nSilvija Ra\u0161kovi\u0107: From the period of the war, of course, we who experienced it will remember the most, but mostly the bombings. That siren sound is something that will always remind us of the bombings and that fear. Even the vacuum cleaner, when turned on, resembles a bombing. There was fear everywhere, alarms, that you had to take shelter. The shelters were suffocating. They were never opened, ventilated. I don\u2019t know where was it worse. Was it worse in the shelter or was it worse in the open. Bombs were falling, glass was breaking everywhere. It was terrible. Then starvation, we had nowhere to buy bread. And if you would find a bakery, there was a big queue. Then you’re also afraid of snipers, some sniper could shoot you in the open. You weren’t allowed to walk around town. Just for those groceries and that was terrible, terrible. I can only say yes, God forbid it ever happens again.
\nInterviewer: Before the war, did you have good relations with your Albanian neighbors?
\nSilvija Ra\u0161kovi\u0107: Well, let’s say that in the village where I am from near Klina, Duge Njive near Klina, we had good relations. The village was half-half, half Serbs, half Albanians, and we had good relations with them. A small village, and then we all socialized with each other. There was no problem. Relations were good then, but towards the end of the war… at the beginning of the war, relations deteriorated and unfortunately, it ended the way it did. By running away in lines of people.
\nInterviewer: Do you think we can put the war behind us and build a better society in Kosovo together?
\nSilvija Ra\u0161kovi\u0107: I can only say one thing about this. That there was a war, not a wedding and that there were victims on both sides. And that we should never forget what happened. But what to do, life goes on, we have to live. We should look to a better future. How to live, how to survive. And of course we have to live next to each other. We should not use war-mongering rhetoric and we should not inflame hatred. That’s what politicians do and that’s enough, not us among ourselves. We should live peacefully, next to each other, together. If at all possible. My opinion is that we can work together.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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