Christian Zulus Posted October 15, 2007 Author Share Posted October 15, 2007 Was Yugoslavia a communist country? Will also edit to ask what it had to do with the Soviet Union?Bizzarre.Did'nt seem like it when I was there in the late 80's.CDear Colin,very good question .Well, I would say, that in the 1950s - 1960s Yugoslavia converted to a rather "socialdemocratic" country, but with authoritairian structures. Somehow a vital "melange" between Sweden and China , despite the fact, that life in Yugoslavia was rather free & liberal and the YU-Passport had been the best passport in the world: No visas to East or West .Communsim - or Socialism - has a broad range of types of social systems and "Titoism" is just one part in the history of Socialism.Best regards Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 It boils down, I guess, to a matter of definition. Yugoslavia, while it followed its own unique path under Tito, was clearly neither capitalist nor a Cold-War ally of the USA and its chums in NATO. Remember that, together with people like Nehru and Nasser, Tito was founder of the non-alligned movement, and that Yugoslavia maintained a distinctly socialist economy. Phaleristically, it falls easily into a wider "Communist/Socialist" world. Only if one expects any sort of doctrinal adherence to a mythical "Communist" monolithic ideology world its inclusion here seem strange?The Yugoslavia we examine here was a very different creature from what was earlier allied to Hitler or what now exists in post-Tito fragments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Well done, everyone! Despite the absence of a good, English-language reference book, a great deal of information has been brought together here. We just need - to catch up with Mongolia and Albania -- THAT BOOK?!180168190414can't comment on if it's "good" but at least it's english! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Zulus Posted October 15, 2007 Author Share Posted October 15, 2007 Dear Ed,wise words .The founding of the Non-Aligned Movement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Aligned_Movement had been an important role of Yugoslavia in it's history. The acting Secretary General of that organization is since 2006 comrade Fidel Castro.But I had the same impressions like Colin already in the 1960s (I visited YU the first time in 1962): There had been not so much difference to Italy or Austria - you couldn't "feel" communism .Best regards ChristianIt boils down, I guess, to a matter of definition. Yugoslavia, while it followed its own unique path under Tito, was clearly neither capitalist nor a Cold-War ally of the USA and its chums in NATO. Remember that, together with people like Nehru and Nasser, Tito was founder of the non-alligned movement, and that Yugoslavia maintained a distinctly socialist economy. Phaleristically, it falls easily into a wider "Communist/Socialist" world. Only if one expects any sort of doctrinal adherence to a mythical "Communist" monolithic ideology world its inclusion here seem strange?The Yugoslavia we examine here was a very different creature from what was earlier allied to Hitler or what now exists in post-Tito fragments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Zulus Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 180168190414can't comment on if it's "good" but at least it's english!Dear Bob,I think, there will be a comprehensive book about communist YU-awards next year: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtop...st&p=213259 .Best regards Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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