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Serbia in brief
1. Donor's portrait of Stefan Nemanja, ruler of the medieval Serbian state that existed from 1217 to 1346 Officially called as the Republic of Serbia, it is located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central Balkans. Following their settlement in the Balkans, the Serbs established several states in the early Middle Ages, and The Serbian Kingdom obtained recognition by Rome and Constantinople in 1217. Then it was annexed to the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburgs. After forming the Kingdom of Yugoslavia during the interwar period, the region was invaded by Nazi troops which divided the country during World War II, but by 1944 the country was taken over by national communists, who gave origin to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. In 1989, ignited tensions with the communist leadership of the other republics, and awoke nationalism across the country, that eventually resulted in the Breakup of Yugoslavia, with Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia declaring independence. Serbia and Montenegro remained together as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. In 2003, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was renamed Serbia and Montenegro, and after the separation of Montenegro, the National Assembly of Serbia declared Serbia to be the legal successor to the former state union. Its capital is Belgrade and its official language is Serbian. |
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Who are the main characters of Black Sun?
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