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The Republic of Užice (Serbo-Croatian: Ужичка република, Užička Republika) was a short-lived military mini-state that existed in Autumn 1941 in the western part of Nazi-occupied Serbia. The Republic was established by the fighters of the Partisan resistance movement and its capital was in the town of Užice.
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Name
The Republic of Užice was also referred to as the Užičan Soviet Republic (Serbian: Ужичка совјетска република, Užička sovjetska republika) or Sovietia (Serbian: Совјетија, Sovjetija). [1]
History
The Republic of Užice comprised almost all of western Serbia and had a population of more than 300,000 people. It was located between the line Valjevo-Bajina Bašta in the north, the river Drina in the west, the river Zapadna Morava in the east, and the Sandžak region in the south. The government was made of "people's councils" (odbors), and the Communists opened schools and published a newspaper, Borba (meaning "Struggle"). In November 1941, in so-called first offensive, the German troops occupied this territory again, while the majority of Partisan forces escaped towards Bosnia, Sandžak and Montenegro.
Trivia
A historical movie named "Užička Republika" ("the Republic of Užice") was made in 1974. [1] The movie speak about events during the existence of the Republic of Užice.
References
General references
- Venceslav Glišić, Užička republika, Beograd, 1986.
- Јован Радовановић, 67 дана Ужичке републике, Београд, 1972. (прво издање 1961.)
- Boško N. Kostić, Za istoriju naših dana, Lille, France, 1949.
Notes
- ^ "Novo vreme", government newspapers of Nedić's Serbia (November 1941.)
