Croats in Vojvodina
A Community of Culture, Struggle, and Resilience This blog post is based on a part of the episode of my podcast Zov Domovine, recorded in 2020, where I spoke with Tomislav Žigmanov, a prominent advocate for the Croatian community in Serbia. At the time, he had not yet entered the Serbian parliament, and many of the issues discussed in this episode reflected the political and cultural challenges Croats in Vojvodina were still facing. (You can watch the full episode below.) https://youtu.be/5GSi7IL_fU4?si=AVG8BbzHMq3egeu6 In 2020, the Croatian minority in Vojvodina stood as one of the most culturally vibrant yet politically marginalized ethnic groups in Serbia. Numbering around 58,000 people, this community had long preserved a strong Croatian identity, despite facing decades of political suppression and demographic decline. Vojvodina, located in the northern part of Serbia, had always been known for its multicultural makeup, home to more than 25 ethnic groups. Among them, Cr...