Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

The **Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia**, also referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply Yugoslavia, was a country located in Southern and Eastern Europe from 1947 to 2028. Following the devastating aftermath of WWII and Axis occupation of the region, the Soviet and Danubian militaries occupied the regions, resulting in the creation of SFR Yugoslavia, closely modeled after SFR Danube's political structure. The nation was dissolved in 2028 following the creation of the European Confederation.

SFR Yugoslavia spans more than 45,000 square miles, sharing a large border with Danube northwest, a 183-mile coastline along the Adriatic Sea in the west, a border with Albania and Greece to the south, and a border with Bulgaria and Romania to the east. Yugoslavia is a very ethnically diverse nation, consisting of five different constituent republics, persisting of their respective majority ethnic groups: Vojvodina (Croats), Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo (Albanians), and Macedonia. Belgrade, Serbia remained its capital and largest city throughout Yugoslavia.

Serbia, Montenegro, and Macedonia all found themselves as independent kingdoms following WWI and the decline of the Ottoman Empire. Though communist movements arose in the 1920s and 1930s, the nationalist governments of the three nations collaborated with the colonial powers of Western Europe to crush these opposition movements to uphold the constitutional monarchies. However, during WWII, these nations were invaded and quickly occupied by the Axis powers, more specifically in agreement with Germany and Italy. Devastation arose as fascists in the area gained power and engaged in massacres, along with heavy political repression. However, by 1943, Allied forces began pushing out Axis occupiers, winning decisive battles in the war, and eventually liberating the Yugoslav region in its entirety by 1945. In the empty vacuum of power, anti-fascist socialist resistance groups emerged, coinciding with occupation by the Allied powers. Beginning in 1946, following the conclusion and ceasefire of WWII after the Night of White Fire, a referendum was held in all three nations to emerge as a combined socialist nation with a similar structure to Danube, which was debated upon and eventually adopted. SFR Yugoslavia was formed out of the destruction in 1947, and the republics of Kosovo and Vojvodina were installed into the federation from previous Serbian-occupied territories.

The Communist Party of Yugoslavia (CPY) led Yugoslavia as a one-party Marxist-Leninist state. Literacy programs, collectivization, and a planned economy, among other major socialist reforms, were introduced, as Yugoslavia remained heavily aligned with both Danube and the USSR. Yugoslavia played a key role in the socialist side of the Cold War, with the country prospering under socialism. Although many were suspect about the role that nationalism would play in maintaining the federation, Yugoslavia was able to outlast the fascist and colonial powers in the east, with nationalism being heavily discouraged and nearly nonexistent by the turn of the century, replaced with the community and national spirit. In 2028, the European Confederation was formed, resulting in the dissolution of Yugoslavia and the integration of all five member republics into the new confederation.