The Development of Education in Serbia and the Emergence of Its Intelligentsia

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Indispensable for understanding the rebirth of the Serbian state, Karanovich's book traces the crteation of the first native Serbian intelligentsia during the period of the Constitutionalists (1838-58).After 1830, when Serbia was granted autonomy by the Ottoman Empire, the government invested heavily in the education of its youth, opening numerous schools, enlarging the Lyceum, educating Serbia's youth abroad, and establishing cultural institutions and societies. Under the leadership of this new generation, Serbia overcame many obstacles and laid the foundations for the future development and modernization of the Serbian state.

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