Two Paths, Two Ideologies: Đorđe Stratimirović, Svetozar Miletić, and Divisions Among the Serbian Elites in the Habsburg Monarchy

In the 1860s, deep divisions emerged among the Serbian elite in the Habsburg monarchy regarding the optimal political approach for establishing Serbian Vojvodina and creating a more equitable position for Serbs within the monarchy. Đorđe Stratimirović and Svetozar Miletić, each in his own way, attempted to create an approach that would serve as a model for resolving the Serbian question. They both tried to position themselves as a leading voice in Serbian politics within the monarchy. This years-long struggle had serious repercussions for Serbian society within the monarchy. It took much longer to achieve a final resolution, and the dispute eventually led to the tragedy on Tucindan in 1890.