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Vampires of the "maspok" (mass movement)

Slavko Eseš

Abstract

Recently, the Serbian mass media, strictly controlled by the prevailing Bolshevik currents in this republic, have showered Croatians with insulting epithets with the goal of spreading fear and slowing down the democratic processes in Croatia. The expression "maspok" is a contraction of "masovni pokret" meaning mass movement. It originated in 1971 after the felling of the liberal leadership of the Croatian Communists by Tito. The negative connotations of this term are similar to those of "nationalism". The author analyzes a book by I. Peric, Ideje masovnog pokreta u Hrvatskoj, Zagreb, 1974. In conclusion, the author invites more objective discussion of the events of 1971 and cautions against viewing the present democratic aspirations of Croatians through the prism of these events.

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Hrčak ID:

54828

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/54828

Publication date:

20.4.1990.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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