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Originally Posted by slavic-unity.org
Hmmm well anything is possible, but I don't think this will happen, but making Montenegro an example is not really a good example, Montenegro and Montenegrins were a Kingdom and a Nation from a long time ago, and we know where their land is, BOSNIA was a serbian Kingdom as It was influenced and Ruled by Croats too, so ... I don't think they will have a referendum of any kind though. But I would surely like they had.
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Bosnia was never a serbian kingdom, nor was it ruled by Serbs or Croats. It was ruled by Bosnians, inhabited by Bosnians, culturally more similar to Croatia. Because of this, all Bosnians would today probably be called Croatians, if they had not been under the Ottoman rule. Medieval Bosnians are (IMO) a sub-divison of the Croatian folk.
Hercegovina (Zahumlje) was in medieval times (more) influenced by Serbia.
Some parts of what is known as Bosnia today, were at different points of history under the rule of Croatian or Serbian landlords, kings, but same goes with Croatia and Serbia, wich parts also have been under rule of Bosnian rulers. But this is totally irelevant, and just a side note in case you were refering to his by calling Bosnia a 'serbian kingdom'.
What also isn't of any importance is what medieval Bosnians were geneticlly speaking (closer to Serbs or Croats). In my opinion they (medieval Bosnians) anyway shared most of their blood with the aboriginal people who lived there before the settling of those two fameous tirbes. I also think this Serbian and Croatian tribe back then were very close (geneticlly speaking), wich is another point why I don't care about the exact orgin.
I go by facts, and the fact is that most people in Bosnia (before the turkish rule) were culturally more similar to their western neighbors. Traditions, language, religion... you name it (it does not exclude a sligh Orthodox-Serbian influence as well - depending on the region). All this does not make a Croatian kingdom out of it, but just brings Bosnians closer together with Croatians, wich is the reason (like I already mentioned) why all of them would be part of the Croatian nation today, if it had not been for the Turks, and the migrations and conversions of people around the Balkan they caused during their rule.
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As for Republika Srpska, under normal circumstances it would be pure nonsense to give it independence. Same goes for Kosovo, since it's historicly Serbian land, still populated with Serbs (both orthodox and muslim). But living in a time like now, with a US playing the world police, I see no reason why RS should not have his independence. Still I doubt it will be given to them, or at least not now.