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Montenegro textbook controversy over Serbian identity

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A controversy has emerged in Montenegro regarding a new fifth-grade social studies textbook, ‘Poznavanje društva’, which reportedly omits Serbs from its sections on nations and minorities. Critics, including United Montenegro official Vladimir Dobričanin, have raised alarms that the omission attempts to erase Serbian identity from the younger generation. Concerns were specifically raised regarding how historical figures such Dobričanin has called on the Montenegrin Ministry of Education to address what he describes as Petar II Petrović Njegoš “historical and King Nikola should be categorized if Serbian identity is minimized. social falsifications,” noting that while various national minorities are listed, Serbs are entirely absent. In Serbia, Miloš Vučević, an advisor to the President of Serbia for regional issues and president of the Serbian Progressive Party, issues, condemned the publication as a “shameful move” and a “shameful edition.” He accused Montenegrin authorities of falsifying attempting to falsify the reality that approximately 33 percent of Montenegro's population identifies as Serbian, arguing that the curriculum targets children and threatens attacks Serbian cultural and spiritual identity. The dispute has expanded into broader debates regarding Montenegrin historical identity and political rights. While some, such as historian Vukota Vukotić, emphasize a unique national identity shaped by Romanic and Slavic influences and the medieval state of Duklja, political friction persists. Commentators highlight a tension between the concept of a civic state and the rights of the Serbian population to preserve their language, culture, maintain a distinct political and identity. cultural identity, with figures like Parliament Speaker Andrija Mandić serving as focal points for those advocating for the recognition of the Serbian community.

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