The slavic enclave of the Lusatian Serbs: the experience of saving the status of the ethnic minority
The article tells about the Lusatian Serbs (Sorbs, Wends) - slavic population of Germany, which is officialy recognized as an ethnic minority in FRG. Today the Sorbian backgrounds have about 60 thousand of German citizens, 20 thousands of which live in Lower Lusatia (Brandenburg) and 40 thousand live in Upper Lusatia (Saxony). They have an unique culture, language, history and to save them is becoming more difficult in the state organized society of XXI century.