Ubojstvo Franza Ferdinanda u Sarajevu 1914.- devedeset godina poslije
The Murder of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo 1914 – Ninety Years Later

Summary/Abstract: Although ninety years have passed since the murder of Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie Hohenberg, which occurred on June 28, 1914 in Sarajevo, the assessments of that event still differ to this day. While the perceptions of the event at the time and ninety years later differ, the central dilemma remains the same today as immediately after the murder. Bosniak and Croatian political elites denounce the event as a terrorist act, and have used this claim to mobilize mass support. Serbian political elites take a different position. In this article, the author examines newspaper articles to show how the assassination was used in the early 20th century to mobilize masses of different ethnic communities, who in turn, worked for the elites’ political goals.

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