Yugoslavia
Croatia didn't fell apart. But Yugoslavia fell apart and one of the countries is Croatia.
The Soviet Union and Yugoslavia are such countries.
It was as in Yugoslavia and Serbians where living there. But not now.
the former Yugoslavia broke apart during this period into what we now call Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Slovakia and Macedonia. During the 90's the Taliban took control of Afghanistan resulting in conflict internally, and also later with the American invasion. and many more.
In 1991, Slovenia went solo, and that was the start for a civil war which resulted in 6 separate countries existing on their own today: * Croatia * Serbia and Montenegro * Bosnia and Herzegovina * Slovenia * Macedonia
I hope you know Yugoslavia fell apart in 1991. But the members were : Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Albania, Montenegro, Macedonia, BiH and Kosovo.
No, never! Serbia tried to stop other countries in path to their independence. Serbia loved Yugoslavia, but unfortunately for serbs other countries did not loved it, so Yugoslavia fell apart. And then Serbia tried to force, with agresion and wars, other coutries not to leave Yugoslavia! Serbs destroyed many towns and killed many people in that wars.
No, Ireland is not in Russia. They are completely separate countries and a long way apart.
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia and the USSR (Soviet Union)
A synonym for apart is "Separate".