Срби, Руси и Први светски рат – један пример ревизије историје
The Serbs, Russians and the First World War – An Example of Revision of History

Summary/Abstract: On the occasion of centenary of the First World War, there is a tendency in part of Anglo-Saxon historiography to revise historical facts about the Great War. Some of those who belong to Anglo-Saxon historiography (Clark, Macmillan) try to abuse historical sources and place the entire responsibility for the outbreak of the War on Russia and Serbia. These historians aim at impermissible modernization of the past. For instance, they compare the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda with the Young Bosnia organization. At the same time, Osama Bin Laden is for them a precursor of Gavrilo Princip. One of ardent followers of contemporary revisionist historiography is the Turkish historian of American origin Sean McMeekin. In his study The Russian Origins of the First World War, he argues in favour of Russian responsibility for the First World War. He particularly stresses the negative role of Sergei Sazonov, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, who wished to abuse tense relations between Austria-Hungary and Serbia in order to realize the centuries-long dream of Russia to dominate the Bosphorus and Dardanelles. In some of his public interviews and his last book July 1914. Countdown to War, he softened his standpoints, blaming for the war not only Russia and Serbia, but also Germany, Austria-Hungary, France and Great Britain.

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