IDEOLOŠKA UPOTREBA OTKRIVANJA SPOMEN-PLOČE GAVRILU PRINCIPU U ODGOJU I OBRAZOVANJU GENERACIJA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI
IDEOLOGICAL USE OF INAUGURATION OF MEMORIAL PLAQUE DEDICATED TO GAVRILO PRINCIP IN THE RAISING AND EDUCATION OF YOUNG GENERATIONS IN BiH

Summary/Abstract: Interpretation of the Sarajevo Assassination and presentation of Gavrilo Princip as the predecessor of revolutionary struggle that was waged during the WW II in Bosnia and Herzegovina, by the communist authorities after 1945 is one of the examples of approaches to the interpretation of history. In the Oslobođenje daily there was a series of articles published that were somewhat meant as the directive and guideline for the population in the process of constructing “proper” views; while, for journalists it was meant as the instruction relating the spirit and the themes they should write about. For scientific researchers, it offered the interpretation of a historical event that must be promoted. Therefore, authors of history textbooks had a very clear instruction that they would uphold until the very end of the socialist system. The picture of Gavrilo Princip, as a supranational hero, has changed after the 1990s; however, in the today’s Bosnia and Herzegovina, the interpretation of this historical figure differs depending on ethnic milieu. The fact that the freedom to express different views and interpretations of historical events and figures is, nevertheless, a significant progress. This is just an example of pressure and intimidation exerted on public opinion after the World War II. in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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