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Fuel canister
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Donor: Gordana Ristić i Olivera Trajković
1974 / Vranje/ Vranje /

Donors' place of residence during the 1990s: Vranje

Object title: Fuel canister

Place that the object relates to: Vranje

Year that the object relates to: 1994

Question:What does this object represent for you?
Answer: Adventure of 2 girls in the border areas of Serbia that were smuggling fuel for the needs of their families, at a time when men were forbidden to leave the country. This object reminds us two of war times in the 90's, when men were forbidden to leave the country, and our only trips "abroad", to Macedonia, where we would pour fuel for our fathers at a gas station, 4km from the border.

Question:Why did you donate the object?
Answer: Because everybody smuggled or were buying smuggled fuel.

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