Krzysztof Krysieniel
Studia Środkowoeuropejskie i Bałkanistyczne, Tom XXXII, 2023, s. 137 - 150
https://doi.org/10.4467/2543733XSSB.23.008.18434In the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, as well as in the states that emerged after its break-up, various types of conflict were evident at many levels. One such conflict has been sports rivalries, which, although intended to be separate from the prevailing political disputes, became a significant element in the escalating conflict between the federation’s nations and republics. This article aims to present and analyze the role of sport and its associated competitions in political conflict, both before and after Yugoslavia’s break-up.
Krzysztof Krysieniel
Studia Środkowoeuropejskie i Bałkanistyczne, Tom XXVI, 2017, s. 53 - 68
https://doi.org/10.4467/2543733XSSB.17.023.8321The disintegration of Yugoslavia in the last decade of the twentieth century has resulted in the breakdown of many of the ties that have grown to a greater or lesser extent during the period of its existence. Apart from the economic, political or social ties, one must not forget about a certain linguistic community, which has been developing since the nineteenth century, including Serbs and Croats, as well as present-day people of Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
There are many myths and misconceptions surrounding it that will continue to cause heated discussions and debates. This happens regardless whether Serbo-Croatian is treated as a real existence or merely as an artificial creation, a result of the policies of the respective countries.
The current standardization processes (including legal), which at all costs demonstrate the differences between Croatian, Serbian, Montenegrin and Bosnian, are the result of politicization of the language. It happens even though people using these different (?) languages can understand each other with no difficulty (same as in e.g. English in the US and Great Britain or German in Germany and Austria).