The Question of Identity of Czechs and Slovaks in Yugoslavia in the Years 1939-1941

Abstract

This article analyzes the question of identity of members of the Czech and Slovak minorities in Yugoslavia in a very turbulent period for the Yugoslav state. Despite that the great majority of Slovaks along with a certain number of Czechs held Yugoslav citizenship; the Slovaks and Czechs living in Yugoslavia were not wiling to agree with the abolishment of Czechoslovakia.

Keywords

• Czech minority
• Slovak minority
• identity
• Yugoslavia 1939-1941