Why are Serbs and Croats different?

Why are Serbs and Croats different?

Some of these differences are most probably a result of the two peoples concerned having lived, for centuries, in two very different empires—Serbs in the Ottoman Empire and Croats in the Austrian Empire (later Austria-Hungary), and have thus led very different lives until after WW1.

Are Croatians considered Slavic?

Linguistic Affiliation Croatian is a member of the Slavic branch of Indo-European languages. Other Slavic languages include Russian, Polish and Ukrainian. Croatian is a part of the South Slavic sub-group of Slavic. Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Slovene are also South Slavic languages.

Are Croats and Serbs the same?

The bitter and often violent contest in Yugoslavia between Serbs and Croats, who share a common language and much common history, is of recent origin. For most of 14 centuries these two Slavic peoples lived in relative harmony as neighbors — the Serbs largely to the southeast and the Croats largely to the northwest.

Are Croatians Vikings?

Ante Milosevic and Nikolina Uronda discovered an inscription which suggests Croats had some sort of contact with Viking civilization. Some of the inscriptions mention well-known individuals of Croatian history such as ruler Branimir and abbot Tedabert.

Are Serbs and Slavs the same?

For the rest of the world, Serbs are considered Slavs, or South Slavic ethnic group, as anthropologists and historians like to call us, who came to the Balkan Peninsula in the 6th and 7th century. Their findings have shown that over a half of Serbs carry genes inherent to Slavic peoples.

What is the difference between Serbian and Croatian?

Both Croat and Croatian refer to the language and people of Croatia; Serbian refers to the language of Serbia, while Serb designates the people. Serbs and Croats understand one another’s speech, but their alphabets are very different. Lejla’s mother is a Serb, and her father is a Croat, but she is a Canadian.

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