List of Serbian mottos
The following is a list of mottos connected to Serbia and Serbian nationalism. Serbia has no official national motto.
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- "For King and Fatherland, with Faith in God" (Za kralja i otadžbinu, sa verom u boga), World War I Serbian army motto,[1] World War II Chetniks motto,[2][3][4] and Yugoslav Wars paramilitary motto.[5]
- "Liberty or Death" (Sloboda ili Smrt), motto of the World War II Chetniks.[6]
- "Only Unity Saves the Serbs"[7] (Samo Sloga Srbina Spasava), popularly interpreted as depicted in acronyms in the Serbian cross part of the flag and coat of arms (unofficial).
- "All for Serbdom and the Fatherland", adopted in 1911 by Narodna Odbrana.[8]
- "For the Cross and Freedom" (Za krst i slobodu).[9][10]
- "For the Honored Cross and Golden Liberty" (Za krst časni i slobodu zlatnu).[11]
- "With God, for Faith and Fatherland" (S bogom za veru i otečestvo), motto of the Serbian Revolution.
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"With God, for Faith and Fatherland" at a 1809 First Serbian Uprising flag. -
"For King and Fatherland, with Faith in God" at a World War I flag. -
"For King and Fatherland, Liberty or Death" at the official Chetniks flag. -
"For Liberty and Honour of the Fatherland" at the official Serbian Armed Forces flag.
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Slogans
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- "Kosovo is Serbia" (Kosovo je Srbija), slogan used by protesters as a reaction to Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence.
- "Serbia to Tokyo" (Srbija do Tokija), slogan and catch-phrase originated from sports fans chants
- "He is finished" (Gotov je), key symbol for the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević on October 5, 2000.
See also
References
- ^ Nigel Thomas; Dusan Babac (20 May 2012). Armies in the Balkans 1914-18. Osprey Publishing. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-78096-735-6.
- ^ Branko Latas; Milovan Dželebdžić (1979). Četnički pokret Draže Mihailovića 1941-1945. Beogradski izdavačko-grafički zavod. p. 40.
- ^ Ranko Pejić (1998). Srbi na Ozrenu i Vozući: život i stradanja. IPA "Miroslav". p. 229.
- ^ Toward Freedom. Vol. 40–42. Toward Freedom. 1991. p. 3.
an old Chetnik slogan: "Believing in God for King and Fatherland."
- ^ The South Slav Journal. Vol. 22–23. Dositey Obradovich Circle. 2001. p. 90.
- ^ Eds of Army Times (1967). Heroes of the resistance. Dodd, Mead. p. 96.
- ^ Ivan Čolović (January 2002). The Politics of Symbol in Serbia: Essays in Political Anthropology. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. p. 299. ISBN 978-1-85065-556-5.
- ^ James Joll; Stevenson Professor Emeritus of International History James Joll; Emeritus Professor of History University of Northern British Columbia and Adjunct Professor of History University of Victoria Gordon Martel (5 November 2013). The Origins of the First World War. Routledge. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-317-87536-9.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Nicholai Velimirovic; Randall Cantuar (1 October 2007). Serbia in Light and Darkness. Cosimo, Inc. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-60206-804-9.
- ^ Canadian Club of Ottawa (1917). The Canadian Club Yearbook. p. 55.
- ^ Nikolaj Velimirović; Lj Ranković. Izabrana dela u 10 knjiga: Ustanak robova. Srbija u svetlosti i mraku. O istoriji. Duhovni preporod Evrope. O Evropi. Agonija crkve. O zapadnom hrišćanstvu. Glas crkve. pp. 54, 57.
