History of Croatia: Primary Documents

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• The fragment of the writings of duke Trpimir

(9th century; image)

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• Letters of Pope to the Croatian Dukes

(874 - 882; translation in the Croatian language)

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• The fragment of the beam with the writings of duke Branimir

(879; images, and facsimiles)

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• On the Governance of the Empire by Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos

Document contains description of Croatians and their country

(948-952; transcription in the Serbian, English languages)

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• Writings on the sarcophagus of Croatian Queen Helen

(976; image)

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• Cika Breviary

The oldest known breviary in Europe found in Zadar.

(11th century; facsimile, transcription in the Latin language)

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• Confirmation of King Peter Kresemir to Archibishop

(September 8, 1071; image)

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• Oath of king Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia'’’

(November 8, 1076; transcription in the Croatian language)

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• Grant of the King Zvonimir to the Church of the St. Benedict

(1076 - 1078; facsimile)

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• Baška tablet

Records of donation of a piece of land and building the church

(1100; image, transcription in the Croatian language)

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• Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja

Record contains history of Serbian, Croatian, and Slovenian lands.

(end of the 12th century; transcription in the Serbian language (Latin letters)).

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• Golden Bull of king Bela IV

Bull given to city Zagreb to be free.

(1242; image, facsimile)

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• Law codex of Vinodol

Oldest law written in Croatian.

(1288; facsimile in the Croatian language)

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• Map of Croatia after Zadar truce

(1358; image)

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• Documents of the time of king Matthias Corvinus

Site contains letters, messages of the witnesses, and reports

(1458 – 1526; transcription in the Croatian language)

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• Map of Kingdom of Croatia

(1469; image)

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• Prince Lazar and Battle of Kosovo in the Antic Literature of DubrovniK

(15-16th century; transcription in the Serbian language (Lattin letters)).

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• Digitalizirana baština

Digital Heritage from the website of the National Library.

(16th - 18th centuries; facsimiles of books, maps, drawings, etc.)

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• Battle of Mohács

Site contains reports of the witnesses about the battle between Hungarian-Czech-Croatian and Turkish troops

(August 29, 1526; transcription in the Croatian language)

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• Relations of Croatia with Turkey and Austrian Empire

Site contains multiple documents of the international relations of Croatia with other countries

(1556 – 1596; transcription in the Croatian language)

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• Official documents of Austrian Empire towards Croatia

Site contains multiple documents about affairs of Croatia in Austrian Empire.

(1565, 1578, 1648, 1752. 1723, 1775, 1866; transcription in the Croatian and Latin languages)

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• Defence of Korcula from Turkish Attack in 1571

Written by Antun Rozanovic, leader of the defense forces.

(1571; English translation of original Latin -- also available in Croatian)

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• Image of the Battle at Sisku

(1593; Image)

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• Map of Kingdom of Croatia

(1606; image)

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• Statuta Valachorum

Number of laws enacted by the king of the Habsburg Monarchy and the Parliament of Croatia

(1627 – 1630; transcription in the Croatian language)

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• Map of Kingdom of Croatia'’’

(1811; image)

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• The proclamation by Ban Josip Jelaćić abolishing serfdom in the Kingdom of Croatia

(April 25, 1848; facsimile in the Croatian language)

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• Letters of the Russian diplomat about Southern Slavic counties in Balkan peninsula

(1862, 1864; transcription in the Russian language).

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• The Hungaro-Croatian Compromise of 1868 (The Nagodba)

This document is reprinted from Seton-Watson, R.W. The Southern Slav Question and the Habsburg Monarchy.

London: Constable and Co., 1911. The translation is by Seton-Watson.

The source is H-Net.

(1868; English translation)

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• Croatian-Hungarian regulation

(1868; transcription in the Croatian language)

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• In the memory of the coronation of Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia

Poem

(1876; transcription in the Croatian language)

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• Overview of the situation on Balkans

(1872; transcription in the Russian language).

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• Travels in Southeastern Europe

Searchable book-length travel reports digitized at the University of Michigan.

(19th-20th century; hundreds of facsimiles in many languages)

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• World War I Document Archive

(pre-1914 - post-1918; translations and transcriptions)

Major Resource

• World War I

A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.

(1914-1918; transcriptions and translations)

• Documents of World War I

Digital primary documents assembled at Mount Holyoke College.

(1914-1919; translations)

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• Corfu Decloration

Site contains agreement about creation of Yugoslavia.

(July 20, 1917; facsimile, transcription in the Serbian language).

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• Corfu Decloration,Geneva Declaration

Site contains agreement about creation of Yugoslavia.

(July 20, 1917, November 9, 1918; transcription in the Croatian language).

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• Map of Yugoslavia

Boundaries of Yugoslavia during World War I

(1918; image, facsimile in the Serbian language)

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• Stjepan Radić

(1920-es; facsimiles, photographs, commentaries in the Croatian language)

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• Hungary-USSR Boundary Study

Including treaties affecting the Hungarian-Yugoslav/Croatian border from the Treaty of Trianon to the Moscow Agreement.

Published by the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, US Department of State

(1920-1945; facsimiles)

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• Photographs of Croatian city

Site contains photographs of people and cities on Croatia

(1920-ies – 1930-ies; images)

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• Statute of Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia

(June 28, 1921; text facsimile, sign page facsimile in the Serbian language).

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• Autobiography of Stiepan Radić

(1929; transcription in the Croatian language)

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• Map of Administrative division of Yugoslavia

(1929; image, facsimile in the Serbian language (in Latin letters)

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• Statute of Kingdom Yugoslavia

(1931; facsimile, transcription in the Serbian language).

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• The crime of Serbians against Croatians

(1937; video in the Croatian language)

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• Protocol about joining Yugoslavia to the Tripartite Pact

(March 25, 1941; transcription in the Croatian language)

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• Holocaust Era in Croatia: Jasenovac 1941-1945

Chronicle of crimes committed during the Holocaust in Croatia, courtesy of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

(1941-1945; images, videos, transcriptions and commentaries)

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• Guerilla and communistic repressions in Croatia'’’

(1944 - 1946; facsimiles and commentaries in the Croatian language)

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• Crime of Tito against Croatians after World War II

(1945; video in the Croatian language)

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• Resolution about creation of the Union of Federal Republics of Yugoslavia

(1946; facsimiles in the Sebian language).

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• Statute of Federative People’s Republic Yugoslavia

(1946; transcription in the Serbian language)

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• The Failure of the Soviet-Yugoslav Rapprochement

Declassified CIA documents from Cold War Era Hard Target Analysis.

(3 November 1958; PDF facsimiles)

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• The last year of Josip Tito

(1979; video in the Croatian language)

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• Reports of the Constitutional court of Republic Croatia

(1990 - 1995; transcription in the Croatian language)

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• Declaration about condemnation of Serbia about intervention in the proceedings of Republic of Croatia

(April 17, 1991; transcription in the Croatian language)

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• Referendum about exit of Croatia from Yugoslavia

(April 25, 1991; transcription in the Croatian language)

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• Serbian war crimes in Croation region

Document reflects ideas about reforms in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

(1991 - 1995; transcription in the Croation language).

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• A brief outline of the process of gaining independence and occupation and the liberation of the Croatia

Document contains citations and the words of the participants.

(1992 - 1995; transcription in the Croatian language)

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• Law about awarding and decorating in Republic of Croatia

(March 15, 1995; transcription in the Croatian language)

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• Attack on Dubrovnik

(film in the Croatian language)

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• Political prpoganda Serbia for Serbians

(2003, transcription in the Croatian language)

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• The Criminal Code of Croatia

(2006; transcription in the Croatian language)

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• International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Former Yugoslavia

(November 30, 2006, transcription in the English language)

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• Guide to Law Online: Croatia

Library of Congress guide to constitutional, legal and government documents.

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• Istorija Balkana : Digital Balkan History

An ambitious and fast-growing collection of e-books and sources, available only in a Serbo-Croatian interface.

Requires free registration in order to view sources (See especially "Izvori ").

(Facsimiles, links and an online forum)

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• Historical Text Archive: Balkans

Includes primary and secondary documents, provided by Don Mabry.

(Transcriptions, facsimiles and commentaries, mostly in English)

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• Digitalisierungsprojekte in Kroatien

Digitization projects in Croatia (and Eastern Europe), listed by Klaus Graf.

(Scroll down to "Kroatien")

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• International Civic Coats of Arms: Croatia

(Facsimiles).

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