Analysis: Is The Power Of The Kosovo Myth Fading?
In the early 20th century, the symbolism attached to the Battle of Kosovo was used as a unifying force among South Slavs (Serbs, Croats, Slovenes, and others) in the process of creating the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Yet what became known as the "Kosovo Myth" also had a more divisive, darker side, not least when it was invoked by Slobodan Milosevic to let the genie of nationalism out of the bottle, helping unleash the Balkan wars of the 1990s. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.)
