In 1960, the Albanian peasant Rrustem Dibrani Gradica, or Rrustem Gradica (Rrustë Gradica) as he is known in Albanian folklore, went to the village of Caravadic in order to grind at the mill. The village being dominated by Serbs, he, as an Albanian, was not appreciated. As he was going to work, a Serbian boy was in his way.

He just pushed him aside without malice, and the boy went home and lied about what had happened. He was martyred that day, and sadly, as the folkloric song states, this was during the Rankovic era, so few Albanians dared to intervene. Rrustemi had shouted to the fellow Albanians “Please throw me an axe” but no axe was thrown to his aid.

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Albanian folklore