Rebirth of a national name and consciousness among Bosniaks

Rebirth of a national name and consciousness among Bosniaks
The generally accepted definition (and the one used in this article) holds that Bosniaks are the Slavic Muslims on the territory of the former Yugoslavia who identify themselves with Bosnia and Herzegovina as their ethnic state and are part of such a common nation. However, individuals may [...]

Who are Bosniaks, Bosnian Serbs, Bosnian Croats?

Answer:     Bosniaks (also spelled: Bosniacs; sometimes incorrectly refered to as Bosnian Muslims) are autochtone Slavic peoples of  Bosnia. Up until the mid 19th century, the term Bosniak was used for all inhabitants of Bosnia regardles of faith.
In medieval Bosnia, Bosniaks were largely members of an indigenous Bosnian Church and were considered heretics by both the [...]

A Brief History of Bosnia-Herzegovina

A Brief History of Bosnia-Herzegovina
by Andras Riedlmayer, Harvard University

Photo: András J. Riedlmayer

András J. Riedlmayer
Harvard UniversityT

Area
19,741 sq. mi. / 51,130 sq. km (about the size of West Virginia; 1/4 larger than Switzerland). Picturesque mountain scenery (Bosnia’s capital Sarajevo hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics), much of it covered by forests; some coal and [...]

Noel Malcolm on Vlachs (aka Serbs) in Bosnia

Note: Some Serb pseudo historians claim that a vlach represents a Serb with a flute,(budale) i think it is clear to anyone by now that Serbian history is a collection of fairy tales. HAHAHAHA
The Vlachs in Bosnia
by Noel Malcolm
Editor’s Note: The turmoil in the Balkan Peninsula in recent years has led some of the world’s [...]

Croat academic Lovrenovic: Bosnian Croats 19-th century phenomenon

Quote:Lovrenovic argues that the term ‘Bosnian Croat’ dates only from the 19th century, and thus belongs among the phenomena of the modern era in Bosnia, above all the destruction of the Ottoman Empire and the great changes that it wrought in the region. While agreeing with Bosnian historian Srecko Džaja’s thesis that Bosnia’s Catholics had [...]