International pressure forced them thereafter not to become fully independent, but to join new large collective states which were intended as melting pots for minor Slavonic peoples, but they never managed to integrate properly.
Internationalt pres tvang dem derefter til ikke at blive helt selvstændige, men at være med i nye store samlingsstater, som skulle være smeltedigel for små slaviske folkeslag, men sammensmeltningen er aldrig blevet en succes.