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Article: New eastern europe research study findings recently were reported by C.A. Nielsen and co-researchers.
- Article from:
- Politics & Government Week
- Article date:
- March 5, 2009
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"From its proclamation on 6 January 1929 to the assassination of King Aleksandar on 9 October 1934, his dictatorship systematically strove to indoctrinate the diverse Yugoslav population into a rejection of their previous identities in favor of a unitary Yugoslav national identity," scientists writing in the journal East European Politics and Societies report.
"Through a combination of massive new legislation and zealous use of the state's repressive organs, the regime's agents monitored and coerced the entire population of the country. Extensive archival documentation permits a depiction of the effects of the regime on ordinary Yugoslav citizens, hitherto almost ...