Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Croatia written by Robert Stallaerts and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Republic of Croatia is one of the new countries which resulted from the collapse of the former Yugoslavia. The Croats trace their roots back many centuries and the depth of this resurgent nationalism helps explain why Yugoslavia split as it did and to some extent where it did.