Yugoslavia lies in the southern part of european civilization " fault zone in which the catholic civilization in west europe , the orthodox civilization of the slav and the islamic civilization of the turk exist together 南斯拉夫地处欧洲文明断层带南段，西方天主教拉丁文明、斯拉夫东正教文明和土耳其伊斯兰文明在此三足鼎立，民族文化的交融碰撞造就了南斯拉夫民族问题长期存在的内在文化根源。
3 ) the national question in yugoslavia and the international relation after the cold war . the author ' s main views are listed following : the first , the whole yugoslavia had divided into three parts : the catholic civilization in west europe , the orthodox civilization of the slav and the islamic civilization of the turk from the 16th century 作者主要观点如下：其一，到16世纪，在南斯拉夫各民族同中有异的基础上，整个南斯拉夫已分裂为西欧天主教文明、斯拉夫东正教文明和土耳其伊斯兰文明三大块，形成南斯拉夫各民族分野与交融同时并存、交错重叠的状态。
