| ID | 089941 |
| Title Proper | Yogoslav tragedy |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kerestejiyants, L |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | It is commonly believed in Russia that the history of its ties with the South Slavic nations was limited to its contacts with Serbia and Montenegro. This is not true: from the very beginning Russians maintained contacts with all Slavic nations. The national movements in the Balkans were not alien to capitalizing on Russia's authority and strength to pursue their own, frequently contradictory, interests. All of them, however, were dead set against Russia's greater role in, let alone domination, over the Balkans. The conflicts stirred up by Serbia and Bulgaria with Russia after the latter's liberatory mission in the Russo-Turkish war serve an ample illustration of how the Southern Slavs treated Russia, its efforts and its sacrifices for their sake. Fedor Dostoyevsky left us the most apt comment: "I am convinced, and this is the fullest and the strongest of my convictions, that Russia will have, and have not yet had, more bitter and envious |
| `In' analytical Note | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 54, No. 3; 2008: p88-98 |
| Journal Source | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 54, No. 3; 2008: p88-98 |
| Key Words | Russia ; Yugoslavia |