Snipers

From the beginning of the siege of Sarajevo in May 1992 until the release of the city in March 1996, Sarajevo was completely surrounded by heavy and light weapons, with which the citizens were targeted both night and day without prior warnings. Sniper nests were arranged so that they could target pedestrians on the streets, people in parks, residents of buildings, workers in various facilities. The citizens knew about one rule: 'If you see the hill, the hill sees you' (which means that the snipers see you). All citizens were moving targets for snipers, they ran across intersections, hid behind placed containers, counted the minutes of waiting until they dared to move on and become visible targets again. In some European newspapers one could read reports about the “war tourism” which included sniping the citizens of Sarajevo. The Russian avant-garde writer Limonov was caught on camera indulging in this “enjoyable sport”.