This article presents the disagreements I've noticed during the field research conducted in Bosnia regarding the representation of the difference and the meaning of the war. In Sarajevo, it's possible to notice a nonconformist view about the current situation in Bosnia. Sarajevo has always been perceived as a symbol of tolerance. The Agreement for peace stopped the war by dividing the territory into two entities - the Federation and the Republika Srpska. It's considered that this agreement have institutionalized national differences, serving as an award to the "aggressors" and to their ethnic cleansing and genocidal policy. At Republika Srpska, this same agreement established an autonomous Serbian entity within the Bosnia. Unlike of an "award to the aggressors", here it's been considered as a consequence of a civil war which couldn't end in another way. Following the different interpretations concerning the meaning of the war, different histories and truths have been created.
identity; Nation-State; the Dayton Peace Agreement; war in Bosnia and Herzegovina