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Although Montenegrins comprised one of the smallest ethnic groups in the state (2.5% in 1971), they were the most overrepresented ethnic group in the Yugoslav bureaucracy, military, and communist party organs. In the Yugoslav People's Army, 19% of general officers and 30% of colonels were ethnic Montenegrins. Among party elites, Montenegrins ...
Vladikas were elected for 180 years by clan chieftains and people on Montenegrin assembly called Zbor, an arrangement that was ultimately abandoned in favor of the hereditary system. The very first of them, Vavila, had a relatively peaceful reign without many Ottoman incursions, devoting most of his time to maintenance of printing press on Obod ...
The Christianisation of Anglo-Saxon England was the process starting in the late 6th century by which population of England formerly adhering to the Anglo-Saxon, and later Nordic, forms of Germanic paganism converted to Christianity and adopted Christian worldviews.
Danilo I established Montenegro's first code of law, a court to arbitrate the legal matter, and struggled to unite the tribes. [22] [34] For most of the 18th century, the tribes of Old Montenegro were divided, being regularly pitted against each other by blood feuds and other grievances. And when they cooperated, it was mostly in their own ...
In the end Montenegro was internationally recognized as an independent state, its territory was effectively doubled by the addition of 4,900 square kilometres (1,900 sq mi), the port of Bar and all the waters of Montenegro were closed to warships of all nations; and the administration of the maritime and sanitary police on the coast was placed ...
Montenegrin cuisine is a result of Montenegro's geographic position and its long history. The traditional dishes of Montenegro's heartland, and its Adriatic coast have a distinctively Italian flavour which shows in the style of bread and cheese-making and meat curing, as well as the wines and spirits produced and consumed.
Montenegro Crna Gora, Црна Гора (Montenegrin) 4 languages in official use [a] Serbian: Црна Гора, Crna Gora Bosnian: Crna Gora Albanian: Mali i Zi Croatian: Crna Gora Flag Coat of arms Anthem: Oj, svijetla majska zoro Location of Montenegro (green) in Europe (dark grey) – [Legend] Capital and largest city Podgorica 42°47′N 19°28′E / 42.783°N 19.467°E / 42. ...
Kirovkənd and Kirovka were names of Həsənsu – Sergey Kirov; Kirovka was the name of Nağaraxana – Sergey Kirov; Kirovkənd was the name of Ənvər Məmmədxanlı, Azerbaijan – Sergey Kirov; Kuybyshev was the name of Ölcələr – Valerian Kuybyshev, Soviet revolutionary; Lenin, Leninkend, and Leninfeld were names of Çinarlı, Shamkir ...