Питање статуса и употребе албанског језика на Косову и Метохији током комунистичке власти, 1945–1969
The Question of the Status and Use of the Albanian Language in Kosovo and Metohija under Communist Rule, 1945–1968

Summary/Abstract: This paper analyzes the political and social status of the Albanian language in Kosovo and Metohija during the first half of communist rule in Yugoslavia. The research is based on documents from the Archives of Yugoslavia, the Central State Archive of Albania, the Diplomatic Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, as well as other relevant sources. It demonstrates that, contrary to claims of the “inequality” of the Albanian language advanced in some studies, Albanian during this period enjoyed constitutional and legal equality with Serbo-Croatian in Kosovo and Metohija, while the authorities actively sought to expand its use. After the Brioni Plenum in 1966, the issue of the status of the Albanian language in the province was used as an instrument of political pressure by Albanian communists seeking to further strengthen their position within the Yugoslav state.

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