After the end of the First World War and the dissolution of Austria-Hungary, Yugoslavia was created as a federal state, despite the reaction of Croats, Bosniaks and Slovenes, who wanted their independence. In Croatia the pro-independence movement quickly took on an extremist form, led by the notorio
Recent years have seen the happy rise of interest in historical recreation, heritage conservation and historical knowledge by the general public. We all know the traditional informative effect of cinema, documentaries and museums, the massive entry into the market of the historical novel and the dis
From the far reaches of North Africa to the far east, beyond the Oxus River, the Abbasid caliphate had to maintain a difficult pulse with the new powers. How did they deal with your arrival? How did they defend their own dynasty? How did they survive even against stronger rivals? We will see in the
Ali, the fourth caliph, with his sons and successors Hasan ibn Ali and Husain ibn Ali. Persian miniature, 1837 • ROLAND AND SABRINA MICHAUD / AKG In inaugurating the Safavid dynasty, which reigned until 1736, Ismail Ist (1501-1524), the mystical “blue-eyed shah”, made the first strong gesture of