Franco-Serbian relations in the 19th and 20th centuries

Abstract

In this paper the authors deals with the evolution of the Franco-Serbian relations in European, regional and local contexts during the last two centuries. Two nations are characterized by material disproportion, geographic distance and cultural differences. Hence, the relations have been observed in their complexity and variations of intensity. Special attention is paid to versatile perceptions of the two nations, which have been influenced by the combination of political, ideological, economical and cultural factors in a given time. The author's conclusion is that due to reach tradition of the French-Serbian relations, the Serbs poses spiritual capital in France that is the base for further development of good relations between the two countries and two nations in the context of Serbia's European integrations. .

Keywords

• France
• Serbia
• Kingdom of the Serbs
• Croats and Slovenians
• Yugoslavia
• Balkan
• Southeastern Europe
• inter-state relations
• history of international relations
• influences
• perceptions