Yugoslavia RADIVOJE DAVIDOVIĆ-KEPA ? HERO OF THE SOCIALIST LABOR

[wlodzimierz]

ORDER OF HERO OF THE SOCIALIST LABOR

founded in one class only on December 8, 1948. Originally awarded only to the non-military high officials of the Republic of Yugoslavia, mostly to those who could not be awarded with the Order of National Hero, i.e. to those who did not take part in the National Liberation Army led by Marshal Tito, but who had been the leading individuals in the Tito's post War socialist society.

From 1945 to 1985 only 114 individuals had been awarded by this order. The first one was Mosha Pijade (famous communist revolution theoretic leader and artist), awarded in 1949; it was given to Tito in 1950, and out of 114 awarded 101 were the highest government and political officials, 5 scientific workers, 4 novelists, 3 economist and 1 publicist.

THIS order had been awarded to one out of the five mentioned "scientific workers" - Here is the quotation from the book "Odlikovanja Socijalisticke Federativne Juigoslavije" by Stojan Rudez, published by the Official Gazette of the SFRY in 1987, page 63:

".../Order had been given also to/ five scientific workers (Pavle Savic, Bogdan Brecelj, RADIVOJ DAVIDOVIC, Boris Ziherl and Dragisa Ivanovic)".

The mentioned Radovoj Davidovic, whose CERTIFICATE is also shown, had been awarded by this order in 1979, on his 70th Birthday.

RADIVOJE DAVIDOVIĆ-KEPA

Born in 1909 in Novi Becej (Vojvodina, at that time within Austria-Hungary), was a prominent communist, imprisoned from 1929 till 1941in jails (Lepoglavi and Sremskoj Mitrovica) of the Kingdom of Yugoslava. The prison of Lepoglavi is known during the Kingdom of Yugoslavia as the home to "unwanted" groups - the Communists and revolutionaries were incarcerated there, among them Josip Broz Tito, Mo?e Pijade, Rodoljub Čolaković, Radivoje Davidović, Mihajlo Javorski and others. He was liberated from the jail by Tito's partisans in 1943.

After the war he was a high government official, and scientist.

- he was professor of the Economic Faculty in Belgrade, and was one of the founders and ex-presidents of the Institute of International Politics and Economics, mentioned also on Internet at:

http://www.diplomacy.bg.ac.yu/directors.htm

Persons awarded with this high and rare order had many social privileges: villas, private drivers, their children were sent for education abroad etc., and they had therefor be colloquially called the "red bourgeois".

[wlodzimierz]

and box

[Anatoly13]

Super!

[Luka]

Waldemar is that your order ?

[Ed_Haynes]

Lovely. Thanks for showing the set.

[bolgarin]

Very interesting and rare award. Thanks!!!!

[Bryan]

This is a very yummy award!

[Mister No]

Mission: Impossible

[wlodzimierz]

Thank you Gentlemen,

it was incredible personality, just imagine as a 20 years old man/boy you will be imprisoned for years. As a political prisoner he was 12 years in prison and who knows how long he would stay there. In 1941 Kingdom of Yugoslavia disappeared and it was a moment where Tito?s partisans liberated political prisoners in Lepoglavi, Sremska Mitrovica and other prisons.

As a young man not knowing if he ever will be outside of the prison if he ever will see green grass and blue sky and what is sense of his life. Under such circumstances many people are broken. He did not give himself up.

After 12 years in prison as a 32 old man he has been liberated. After the war he went to schools and became Professor and economical scientist.

He started his second life again after the war and was very successfully.

RESPECT TO HERO OF THE SOCIALIST LABOR - RADIVOJE DAVIDOVIĆ-KEPA.

@All

Thank you for this positive feedback to this interesting story. There are many documents some in Radio Free Europe Research about his political activities. I will filter some and put it as a small story in book. @Luka

This order belongs to my friend who allowed me to make images and use it in a book.

[Anatoly13]

Waldemar!

Thanx for this piece of hystory!

[bolgarin]

Fantastik story. Thank you very much. Very interesting.