A Koszovó-mítosz és politikai felhasználása
Kosovo: Myth and Political Instrument

Summary/Abstract: During the nineteenth century, the Kosovo myth played a significant part in the creation of the modern Serb state. The rekindling of serb nationalism with the help of the Kosovo myth served to mobilize the Serbs in an attempt to re-centralize the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or to create a new state. Serbia has looked upon Kosovo as its holy land and the cradle of Serbdom, never taking account of the changed reality which made Albanians the majority population. The Chairwoman of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia sees the future as follows: „It is quite clear that Kosovo will gain conditional independence by the end 2006. There will be efforts to have the two sides engaged in negotiations. But it is hard to believe that any substantial progress will be made. Once it becomes clear that the two sides cannot decide on their own, the UN will impose a solution at the General Assembly.”

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