Original scientific paper

Was Tito’s Yugoslavia Totalitarian?

Sergej Flere ; Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia

Abstract

State entities in Croatia and Slovenia have recently indiscriminately designated
Tito’s Yugoslavia as totalitarian without reservations. Neither of these
authorities referred to any systematic considerations of totalitarianism, nor
did they analyze the manner of the alleged system’s presence and its time
limits. As of the middle of 1960’s millions of copies of religious newspapers were
published and economic enterprises did not operate under full state control
as in command economies of the Soviet bloc. The republics were autonomous
players and catered for their interests. The political police (UD BA) operated
in a decentralized manner, without unquestionable authority of the center.
Although Tito’s cult was promoted, his power was limited by the federal nature
of the state. As to other elements of totalitarianism, they also could not be
found in the period.

Keywords

totalitarianism; Yugoslavia; communism; authoritarianism; polyarchy

Hrčak ID:

146421

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/146421

Publication date:

10.9.2012.

Article data in other languages: serbian

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