Yugoslavia is still alive within Yugoslav nation, strong of approximately 1,000,000 People (who declared to be Yugoslav in 1981, less in 1991, before being anything else), who is now close to be extinct. Only a few dozen of thousands self-declared Yugoslavs still exist, the rest died or reaffirmed their ethnicity.

Answer (1 of 3): Confederacies tend to fare better as kingdoms than as republics. The reason is that the King does not represent any nationality - he represents himself and his family, and he can be impartial and above the national and religious squabbles. Tito was a pseudo-king - …

Yes, I would do it right this moment if I could. First of all, let me be clear, (SFR) Yugoslavia that existed in period 1945–1992 couldn’t exist in that form today. That country was wonderful, while it was politically, economically and military strong, the spirit of that country was set right and that was a huge deal.

Answer (1 of 5): If Yugoslavia had survived 1991, it would almost have had to have survived as a functioning country, one that had managed the transition from Communism to democracy like its neighbours without breaking up. (I rate the likelihood of …

Answer (1 of 3): The “loose confederacy” scenario was rejected by Serbia's political leaders in the early 90s, since it would have minimized Belgrade's central place / self-perceived importance and potentially cause loss of Kosovo. Hypotheticaly there are many possible configurations, 1) …

Answer (1 of 6): A2A, thanks Kathy What are the 5 nations that used to be Yugoslavia? Yugoslavia was even a bit more complex that an already complex “5 nations” country : Initially : * During the interwar period, the 3 nations constitutive of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, then K...

Answer (1 of 3): Yugoslavia in 1991 before breakup had 6 republics: 1. Slovenia 2. Croatia 3. Bosnia and Herzegovina 4. Serbia 5. Montenegro 6. Macedonia It also had 2 autonomous provinces Vojvodina and Kosovo which had certain autonomy as part of Serbia. Based on the last census from 1991 ther...

Answer (1 of 2): Yugoslavians had access to western consumer goods such as radios, refrigerator, TV's which couldn't be said for other regions in Eastern Bloc. Also, unlike surrounding countries there were no food shortages. People could afford to go to the vacation domestically or across the bor...

Answer (1 of 3): It wasn’t a big deal. Up to 1991, I was a resolute Czechoslovak patriot, as most Czechs, and I did view Czechoslovakia as my primary country and the Slovak nationalists as some rednecks who should be kept irrelevant. This view of mine has …

Answer (1 of 3): The only thing keeping Bosnia together is America pointing guns at our heads and waving the Dayton Agreement in our faces. The Serbs, who make up about 40 per cent of our population with their capital at Banja Luka, had a poll this …