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The region of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia(SFRY) was located in Balkan peninsula which has many multi-cultural nations. SFRY has been divided into 7 nations, that is Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo and Macedonia. In the process of dissolution of the federation, there were severe conflict among the federation members. The historical dialogue among the nations involved in the region of SFRY has been propelled to avoid breaking conflicts out repeatedly in Balkan area after bloody conflicts. With the help of Euroclio, or the European Association of History Educators, history teachers associations of 7 nations participated in the dialogue. Two books, or Ordinary People in an Extraordinary Country, Everyday Life in Bosnia&Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia 1945-1990 and Once Upon a Time, We Lived Together was born as a result of the dialogue. The historical dialogue for these books met many obstacles from the starting point because there were hostile among the members of the project originated from historical experience. Some even said “I can’t understand why I work with them” It was the expression of prolonged sentiment between antagonistic nations. But more and more meeting mad them more friendly in the process of the dialogue. At last two books could be published. Of course some themes are so controversial and sensitive that they could not be selected as the contents of these books. The contents of the books are made of the thematic style. Each theme contains controversial history for the access of multiperspectivity. So there are many resources which reveal the opposite viewpoints about an event. The essence of the dialogue is improving the multiperspectivity on history. The dialogue of Balkan peninsula would be good example for Korean peninsula in the mood of peace and unification recently.