Radoslav Pajkov

(Person, Yugoslavia)

Son of Aleksa. The whole family, at least the males, are as far from the typical image of Rroma as possible. While Aleksa fits the stereotype, it's only in the face; as for the rest of features, they're all big and mostly fat. His sons specially, always were.

To differ from his father and sons, this guy doesn't come across as plump, he's just big and strong. There's a beer belly, sure, but not too far out and not limp, looks kind of fresh.

We didn't see him much when he was a kid, as they went abroad soon, and just shortly in 2015. Then in the fall of 2022 the old man came, stayed a while and left him the house when he went abroad again. He stayed in the house all alone for at least six months, and, surprisingly, kept busy with the house - plastered here and there, put some tiles around the terrace, painted, mowed, paved a path to Juliška and then later removed it when it proved to be more in the way than a way, flattened the soil, even tried some gardening. Just about the only Rroma, apart from Faik, whom we ever saw working that much.


Mentions: 20-VII-2023., 24-VII-2023., 11-X-2023., The fire, 12-X-2023., 16-X-2023., Aleksa Pajkov, Faik Rizvani, Juliška, in serbian