A protester applies lipstick in a riot shield. Credit: Ognen Teofiklovski/ Reuters
“One good thing came from independence, just one,” Bojan told me through his enormous drunk-Santa beard, “Listen very carefully because this is important. One good thing came from Macedonia’s independence in 1991. Are you listening?” Yes, I’m listening. “Good because this is very important. One good thing, just one, came of independence.”
And what was that?
