With Stalin against Tito: Cominformist Splits in Yugoslav Communism

311 Pages·1988·9.04 MB·English

by  Ivo Banac

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Alsboy l voB anac:
ThNea tiQouneaslit nYi uogno slavia:
OrigHiinsstP,oo rlyi,t ics
WITH STALIN
AGAINST TITO
CominformSipsltii tns
YugoslCaovm munism
Ivo BANAC
CorneUlnli versPirteys s
Ithaacnad L ondon
Copyr©i 1gh98t8 b yC orneUlnli versity
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fromt hpeu bl.iF sohiren rformaatdidorCneo,sr snU enlilv ePrrsei1st24s y,
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Prinitnte hdUe n itSetdao tfAe mse rica
LibrarLiiabnrsoa:fryC ongrceasltsoa giinnogfr mation
appeoanrt sh lea psatg oeft hbeoo k.
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permanence ando ftd huCero ambimitltoientyPe r oducGtuiidoenel si n
forB ooLko gneviotyft hCeo unocniL li brRaerys ocuers.
WAYNEO S.V UCINICHE T JOSEPHO TOMASEVICH
DE CULMEA ET DE PUNCTA STAGNI
MAGISTRISA MICISQUE
HAS HISTORIAS
DIVISIONUMI LLYRICARUM
RECENTIORISA ETATIS
DEDICAT
A.
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Contents
Preface
IX
Abrbeviations xv
PARIT :
DIVISIONS
1.S ources 3
2.F acotnis 45
3.L eaYpe ar 171
PART THE HEALTHY FORCES
II:
4.N umberasn dF oohtolds 154
5.G rosu,pO rganizAacttiioonnss, 221
6.T heM arbIlsel e 243
7.C onclusion 255
Appen:dB iakxcgrouonftd hsNe i neEtmyi grCainttiesntd h e
DinkAo.T omasCioclt lieocn 269
Bibliography 271
Index 287
Vil
Illustrations
MAP:C onstitaureenaotsf Y ugoslavia 2
FIGURES
1.Fr omt heU nificaCtoinognr etsops o st-Vuko1v9a9r1-,91 20 49
2.T hel efatn dr igihtnt he1 290s 52
3.Fr omG orkitcoT ito1,39 31-399 66
4.T hec onfloivcetsr t rate1g39y8-, 1940 71
5.T hec onfliocvte srt rate1g49y1,1 -494 80
6.T heY ugoslCaovm munilseta derasthJ iapj cNeo,v ember
1493 97
7." Howt heY ugosl'aHve altFhoyr ceLsi'vi en B ucharest"
(cartoon) 230
8.T heC ominfosrpml i1t49,8 1-905 256
TABLES
1.A Yugoslaanvt icommuensitsitm oaftn eu mberosfm embers
expelledKfPrJof mo rC ominformJiasnmu,a 1ry,1 590-
Augus1t,1 591,b yr epublic 174
2.N umbearn dp erceonfkt n ownC ominform1is49t8s-,91 55,
byr egioofno rigin 105
3.Nu mbearn dp erceonfat r resatneddc onvicted
Cominform1is49t8s-,91 63,by n ationality 105
4.N umbeorf Y ugoslsaevc urpietrys onknielll iend
confrontawtiitoihnn sf iltrfartoomtr hsr eSeo viet-bloc
countr1ie49s8-,1 593 228
Vilt
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Int ehs prionf1g 49 8S atlisnt ruactk tChomem uinsPta rotfy
Yugsolvaitah,e rterbayn sfohriimsri aentT g i 'tlsoe eardshiinpta on
aburpatn udn intedns dcsehmiT.ho uhgo nlfyo udre casdeepsta eur sa
frotmh peor mulgaotfti hoCeno mionrfmR estoilouSnat,l 'ibsni lol f
divorcetmihesfn itrs,sp tli intt h Ceo mmunisstta te msiyhgstt eams
welhla voec curirnae ndo tehoenr Coofm munhiisostrt. y
Sta'lrsiu nle bwasaeosdn a na bsuotlecloyn centarpaaprtaetoduf s
powerw,h icwha sid nepenodfes ncoti eatnywd h olyll geimtaitebdy
theel lciapilted iolyo ogfM arsxmiL-einnisimt,sa enle fxe tnsioofn
Sta'lspia rngma.T houtghhis sye smtf abrincuamteerdeo nuesem si,
thereby iaedmoaolsgsiaicrnagglu mfeonirttm sso nooyplo fp oweri,t
wasla rgiemlepyro vuitso i ntecrhnlaaelln. Bg uewth ereacatsoi pv­e
positbiceoanm ael moisnotcn eciavbeli nt hSeov ieUtno ind,i snste
anedv en doepfeoennc wt eirneo utn commiontn h feo reCiogmnum ­
nipsartte .isH owevneori sy,m itnphiilestassme o utnetdov erlyti ltien
practaincdie,n a sensaec,t uasltlrye ngtthhelene egdi tiomfa cy
MosocwI.n defeodr, eovraegnriyz atthipaotorn cl aimiseted"l gefn u­
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onfr equenlrtagleyu, us allryse ourcaenfduf lu,l" lbyso hlveiezd"
Cominetrsne ticosnt haddtih ibsdi dgiw nithdoeumtu r.
TheM oscow-ceCnotmmeurnesidtm ovemeonftS a tiln'dsa y
evinacc eedr tsaeivnse yrmem ettahrtiy ns o wd iifcfutlort ea tiinnt he
prosceonfmi eummo rPyo.l embitecwse Cenom munsitp arteis(l aong
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thlei noefts hS eni o-vSioseptl wietri)en coanbcleneiot,vtom ention
shoowtairbnseg t ween Csotmam(tsuaie nnsi isCanth' csa mpatiog n
"pnuisVhi etnian1m 79"9) M.o reoivne1 4r98,S taliennijsomy ed
enormionutse lplreecstatuniamdgla e ne,ym inwernistta, er rtists, and
sciewnetrimese tmsb eorfCs o mmunpirasttio eust stihdee Ibnl oc.
thecsier cumsSttiaa'nnlfsca eislt,uoo r vee rpToiw'telsore adership
havda ssitgn ififcoaSrno cveii deeto laongpdio claihlte igceamilon n y
botthhb eol c atnhiden ternmaotvieom:nhe aenlrtw ea asn a lter­
natciovmem unism.
Thiem paocftt hS et aTliirtnio-of nwt o rclodm munhiabssem ea n
subjoefsc omt u cshc hoilnatreltryhe iasittgts e nearssaulmlteyhd a t
thmea iinse ssou ft heev eonf1t 4s98 h ave tbheoerno duigshsleyc ted.
Infac tt,hY eu gosWleasvt,ae nridnn,,d eAebldnaa,in a ccoouftn htes
ruptiunSr oev iet-Yruegloas(tlSiaoovvan insade l tl wioerdok nst he
subjdeonc otet x ihsatvc)eo ncenotntr haseto eudro cfe dsti hsep ute,
the starntadat cetgniiaccta oulftr heSe o veinecto uwnittBeher l grade
afttehCreo minfRoersmo luatntidho eenfe ,fc otfst h·es polnti hte
evoluotfti hoYenu gosploalvis tyisctaaenlmd tohTnei toiidset­
oloOgnyle.oo kisnv afionsr o me aonfta hlveya sisintsw adridm en­
sioofnt hcer isisso-clthi hiaes toofYr uyg ossloacvid eutryit nhge
split. tAocB croarnPdkeiotn rga nano ovtiSeced,ir abhni storian,
"histsocriiehcnaascslae i d naobtoh1ui49tn8 Tg.h outghhi rty-five
yeasresp aursaf treot mh eesvee ntthses,yt sielelim m merisne d
contoermapyn.e"i t
Amontghi em porstbuajnettch thasat v bee eenx clfruodmes dc hol­
arlsyt udoifte hsSe o viet-Yduigsopasurltteaeh vd e i fefnetriation
procweiststh hiCeno mmunPiasrottyfY ugosalnatdvh ioear iogfi n
thsee gmoefn tT itot'hsas tup paprottrhytCe eo dmn ifoRrems olu­
toinT.h eisbeve coia,st hewye rcea lilneY du goslavtiear-mt he
derifovremts h ien itIiBfa,ol Irsno frmbou,br etktneorw anst he
Comionrf(mo CmmunIinsfto rmBauetrai)uSo,tn a 'lpsios ntwcaoro r­
dinabtoiydon fg nEiunreo -pCeoamnmupnairstti ens-ojwtue asr te
fenwo tapbalrelt eya daenrmdsi alricyto mmaenr;ads ccortdoi ng
recepnutbllyis stihasettdti hcersye, p reas·se ingtneidsfi eccatonifto n
thYeu gosplatarypv,e rhaasmp usc ahsa f iftohfi tmse mbership.
NevheerltYeusgso,ss lcahvo lhaarpssia hldii pts teilroeau tst oenn ttio
thgirso Buypa .n lda rtgheie,b ecoiav rter eaitnade edr ogwaatyo ry
thmaatyb ee xpedbiuetn tce annlneiongMt.ho treotvheYeru ,g oslav
party tpodr oewfneprtlshas eyt rongt hhaMaton sdc hoewdl .T he