Talk:Great Antonio

message: There are conflicting reports regarding his birthplace and ethnicity. Most sources list his birthplace as Zagreb, Yugoslavia (now Croatia). Others cite Brevna, Siberia. 
In his televized interviews, he has often said to have been born in Croatia. And on one occasion, to have been born in Croatia to Siberian immigrant parents.
His surname can be found in both Croatia and Siberia. Pronounced Barichievich, Baričević is a common name in the former Yugoslav republics, particularly in Serbia and Croatia. Barysevich can be found throughout the former Soviet Union, including Siberia. 
Illiterate and not mastering the French language it is possible that he meant Serbia, instead of Siberia, regarding his parents country of origin.
Siberians were an almost inexistant population in Croatia during the second world war, while serbs were the most populous minority of Croatia.
Serbs were generally executed and put in concentration camps during the second world war by Croatian Ustasis. The same fate would have been expected for Communist Russians, and dissident Croats. 
The Great Antonio is known to have been in concentration camps during WW2.
Antonio's  original first name, Anton, is common in Siberia and Croatia, but is not particularly popular amongst Serbs. And because Baričević is a surname that holds Croatian roots, it is possible that he shared both Croatian and Serbian descent.
In his later life, he has also claimed to be of Italian origin, and to have been a descendent of extraterrestrials.
I have added this paragraph, cuz no one has a clue about this guy's roots, and cuz its quite confusing,
It says in the article he pulled a 400+ tonne train. That is ludicrous. Today's strongmen pull trucks that weigh no more than 10-15 tonnes.77.105.26.159 11:43, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
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