Vulin: Serbia must not forget that Serbs are one thing, while Serbia is their shared fatherland

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The leader of the Movement of Socialists,Aleksandar Vulin, said on the occasion of the anniversary of the Berlin Congress, that Serbia must not forget all those who built their lives into the country's freedom.

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Vulin reminded that on July 13, 1878, Serbia's renewed independence was internationally recognized at the Berlin Congress, assessing that freedom was not a gift from great powers, but the result of the Serb people's long-term struggle.

According to him, the Congress would not have happened without the Herzegovina Uprising, that is, the so-called Nevesinje Rifle event from 1875, adding that the Serbs in the what was then the occupying Turks' Bosnian Vilayet fought for years and died for the freedom of Serbia.

Speaking about the historical circumstances, Vulin assessed that the Serbs did not unite at the time, nor after each of the two world wars. He noted that Serbia must not forget the insurgents such as Pero Tunguz, Mica Ljubibratic, and Golub Babic, who he stated gave their lives so that the Serbs would not live divided.

"Serbia must not forget that Serbs died for its freedom wherever they happened to be born, and that Serb (nation) is one thing, while Serbia is a common fatherland," said Vulin.

(Telegraf.rs)