Identity Statement

Reference Code

HU OSA 205-4-120

Title

Serbian Subject Files

Date(s)

1990 - 1997

Description Level

Series

Extent and medium (processed)

16 Archival boxes, 2.0 linear meters

Context

Name of creator(s)

Open Media Research Institute

Content and Structure

Scope and Content (Abstract)

The series contains press clippings, news agencies releases and printed materials. It covers important political, social and economic events from the reign of the Yugoslav Federal Prime Minister Markovic through Milosevic’s coming to power in the League of Serbian Communists and his attempt to redesign the federal constitution by force using workers and associates in a so called anti-bureaucratic revolution and instigating Serb nationalistic sentiments across the Federation. The files also contain material on Milosevic’s wars in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and on Kosovo.

Of particular interest are biographical files and files on the political parties of the period. Other topics covered concern economy, problems of a state-run economy, the black market, corruption, inflation, privatization but also culture and media. Files on social issues contain information on religion, national minorities, migrants, refugees and NGOs. Thus, these files provide historians and researchers with valuable information about political, social and cultural life in Serbia in the period of the international sanctions and isolation during the reign of Milosevic.

Accruals

Not Expected

Conditions of Access and Use

Conditions governing access

Unknown

Languages

English, Serbian