The Croatian Spring: Nationalism, Repression An... -

: They called for a confederated Yugoslavia where constituent republics held more sovereign power.

Yugoslav leader , initially hesitant, eventually viewed the movement as a threat to "Brotherhood and Unity" and the stability of the socialist state. The Croatian Spring: Nationalism, Repression an...

While the Croatian Spring was crushed in the short term, it left a lasting impact on Yugoslav politics: : They called for a confederated Yugoslavia where

: Paradoxically, many of the economic and decentralization demands of the movement were incorporated into the 1974 Yugoslav Constitution, which gave more power to the republics. The Croatian Spring: Nationalism, Repression an...