»THE SERBIAN WORD« AND THE STATUS OF THE SERBS IN CROATIA 1944-1950 Cover Image

»SRPSKA RIJEČ« I POLOŽAJ SRPSKOG NARODA U HRVATSKOJ 1944-1950.
»THE SERBIAN WORD« AND THE STATUS OF THE SERBS IN CROATIA 1944-1950

Author(s): Momčilo Mitrović
Subject(s): Political history, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today), Nationalism Studies, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Inter-Ethnic Relations, Politics and Identity
Published by: Institut za savremenu istoriju, Beograd
Keywords: "Srpska riječ"; Croatia; status of the Serbs; postwar period; 1944-1950; marginalization;

Summary/Abstract: In the first post-war years, the Serbs in Croatia appeared to enjoy the national rights for which they had fought during the war. Gradually, however, all the activities of Serbs which were publicly demonstrative of their national emancipation were reduced and then stopped. The Croatian political establishment marginalized and eradicated all institutions bearing the name »Serbian«. These institutions were removed from the centers of power but none the less their closing meant the eventual abolition of the civil and national rights of Serbs in Croatia. At the same time, rifts occurred among the Serbs which were reflected by political activities which created the illusion of equality between the Serbs and Croatians in the name of brotherhood and unity. All this clearly indicated the ultimate purpose - the expulsion of Serbs from Croatia.

  • Issue Year: 1995
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 103-113
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Serbian