Serbian national identity

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Serbian warriors on the Kosovo field
The Kosovo Myth views the Serbs as martyrs and defenders of honour and Christianity.

Turks (Muslims).[4] When the Principality of Serbia gained independence from the Ottoman Empire, Orthodoxy became crucial in defining the national identity, instead of language which was shared by other South Slavs (Croats and Muslims).[5]

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Serbian Cyrillic is the only script in official use;[7] it is also co-official in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina.[8] The double-headed eagle and the shield with fire steels are the main heraldic symbols which have represented the national identity of the Serbian people across the centuries.[9]

An international self-esteem survey conducted on 16,998 people from 53 nations was published by the

See also

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  7. ^ Article 10 of the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia (English version Archived 2011-03-14 at the Wayback Machine)
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  9. ^ Атлагић, Марко П. (2009). Одређивање националних хералдичких симбола на примјеру Срба и Х (PDF). Зборник радова Филозофског факултета. 39: 180.
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  11. ^ Kurir, Mondo (20 August 2012). "Istraživanje:Srbi narod najhrabriji". B92.

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