Hungary is not known as a Balkan country, but it has many Slavic peoples, among the Magyars. Throughout the former Soviet Union I was told that Hungary made the best-quality cars, trucks, and buses available in the communist world. On one of my trips to Hungary men were pulling down statues of communist heroes. However, they weren t destroyed, only stored, just in case. The world must try to prevent further wars in the Balkans.
Old enmities die slowly.
A rabble-rouser can get quick support by a campaign against another ethnic or nationality group. Wars are easy to start but difficult to end. No one really wins. It is likely to result in a later payback or revenge war. Fighting since 1991 has destroyed the economy of most of the former Yugoslavia.