Historický mýtus jako stavební kámen srbské zahraničně-politické kultury: bitva na Kosově poli 1389

The defeat of Serbia in the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 by the Ottoman Empire, led to the fall of the Serbian medieval empire and the establishment of a vassal regime. Although it is a turning point in the history of the Serbian nation, only the basic facts about the battle have been preserved. The gaps were then filled with dramatic details of the legend about the struggle between Serbian Christian and Ottoman Muslim forces, which eventually took mythical proportions in Serbian record. The multiple effects of Kosovo's field mythology in contemporary Serbian society range from influencing individual Serbian consciousness to cultural and political mobilization. The submitted thesis deals with the study of these influences of Kosovo mythology. Specifically, its aim is to clarify the transformation of Serbia's foreign policy culture under the influence of the myth of the Battle of Kosovo. It does so through a comparison of two periods, the post-Tito 1980s and early 21st century, examined using the Role Theory. At the same time, the foreign policy activities of the elites in the 1990s, influenced by Kosovo mythology, figure as a disruptor of the continuity of political culture. The work in its conclusion confirms the rigidity of foreign policy culture on the scale of activity-passivity, but that is while observing the influences of mythology on changes in foreign policy culture within specific policies. This influence is strongest in the case of territorial policy.