alexander kravchenko was one of those hundreds of volunteers who decided to stand up for the orthodoxbrothers. in bosnia he was seriously wounded. in general, i am very grateful to the serbs for many things, and most importantly, i am grateful that they taught me to love their country and their people, because just as they love us, we don’t love ourselves that way. the war in bosnia between serbs, croats and bosnian muslims lasted from april ninety-two to december ninety-five. during this time , more than 100,000 people died. in 3.5 years of death, ethnic cleansing and destruction, the parties signed an agreement in the american city of dayton. in fact, all these casualties could have been avoided, even before the outbreak of active hostilities; in march 1992, all three parties signed a settlement plan by european diplomat jose cutileiro, but at the last moment, the leader of the bosnian muslims, izidbegovic, withdrew his signature on the advice of the american ambassador. the us promised support to bosnian muslims, despite the obvious role they played states in the outbreak of war, i