Виникнення усташсько-домобранського руху та його програмні документи

Abstract

article is devoted to the emergence of the Ustash-Domobran movement and analysis of its main program documents. author is at the same time considered it as a national Croatian movement and as the main military force of opponents of the Yugoslav regime led by Ante Pavelic. article deals specifically with the period of its activity in emigration. A comparative description of different versions of the date of the formation of the Ustashes was made: from the evidence of the direct eyewitnesses of the mentioned events (memories of Ante Pavelic) to modern concepts (Tomislav Jonich). author analyzes the program documents (the The Charter, The Ustash-domobran principles and many Prescriptions) in accordance with the rules of the national Croatian movement indicated in them. Thus, features of ideology, political views, attitude to the entire Croatian people and other nations, the state structure of the future Croatia, as well as the main features of military discipline in the Ustash army, the appearance of the members of the movement and their behavior relative to each other and enemies were revealed. In addition, the main idea is to prove the Croats’ right to own large areas in the Balkans. Looking through the documents, one can come to the conclusion that the Ustash movement from the very beginning was striving for the formation of an independent Croatian state. article covers the first stage of the struggle of the Ustashes on the way to its goal.