Overview of General Political Conditions in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats And Slovenes / Yugoslavia

Authors

  • Ivana Žebec Šilj The Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Zagreb

Keywords:

Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, St. Vitus’s Day Constitution, dictatorship, King Alexander, Octroic Constitution, centralism, integral Yugoslavism

Abstract

On the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of the unification of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs with the Kingdom of Serbia the article shows the political situation and relations during the interwar period in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The article presents a panoramic overview of the Yugoslavian interwar history, and since that period is rich in significant events the attention is given to a few so-called focal points. Chronologically, the article starts with World War I and ends with the collapse of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Published

2018-12-17

Issue

Section

Scientific review paper