Original scientific paper
POLITICAL CONCEPTION AND ACTIVITIES OF CROATIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE UNDER BRANIMIR JELIĆ’S LEADERSHIP
Josip Jurčević
; Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Zagreb
Abstract
Political conceptions and activities of Croatian emigrant political organizations
have not been much scientifically explored in Croatia and that
is the reason why they were neglected in scientific literature and papers
which refer to contemporary Croatian history. Therefore, the purpose
of this paper is to give a systematical overview of basic determinants
of development of Croatian National Committee political conception
and activities under Branimir Jelić’s leadership in order to contribute to
further researches and their integration into knowledge about Croatian
national history. The paper was mostly made on the basis of the published
historical materials about activities of B. Jelić and HNO as well
as contextualization and interpretations on the basis of adequate references
and published historical sources. The results showed that Jelić was
the most important person in HNO till his death and that he created
a new, realistic political conception, whose main aim was functioning
because of establishing independent and sovereign State of Croatia. He
was trying to realize cooperation with all people who could give their
contribution to that. Thus he tried to realize cooperation with the Union
of Soviet Socialist Republics from the middle of 1960s, especially with
young political forces in the country, including Croatian nation-building
communists. Available historical sources confirm that that cooperation
was undoubtedly realized and further researches have to determine its
details and levels of influence on many events of modern Croatian history,
from Croatian Spring to establishment of the Independent State of
Croatia.
Keywords
Croatian emigrants; Croatian National Committee; Branimir Jelić; Croatian Spring
Hrčak ID:
228303
URI
Publication date:
11.12.2012.
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