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ANTE CILIGA (1898-1992): A LIFE AT HISTORY'S CROSSROADS

Stephen Schwartz ; San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco


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Abstract

ln the article the author analyzes the political biography of one of
the most interesting political figures of 20th century Croatian
history. Ciliga started out as a radical nationalist, then joined the
labor movement and Bolshevism, yet continued advocating the
Croatian people's right to self-determination. After detention in
Stalin's camps, he joined in the fight against Stalinism together
with the anarchists and other ultra-radical activists, and later the
Trotskyists. However, after establishing contacts with the social
democrats, Ciliga had political and theoretical clashes even with
Trotsky himself. Following the paths of diferrent ideologies and
polltlcal orlentattons: Marxism, Bolshevism, Menshevism, Stalinism,
Trotskyism, social democracy, anarchism, Yugoslavianism
and Croatian nationalism, during his tumultuous life which lasted
for almost a century, Ciliga met with many leading figures of the
ideologies mentioned which earmarked modern history. Therefore,
the author, in addition to Ciliga's political biography, also
analyzes aspects of political history, Croatia's as well as that of
other countries with similar historical destinies such as Ireland and
Catalonia.

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Hrčak ID:

32430

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/32430

Publication date:

1.3.1995.

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