Bleiburg and Croatian Political Emigration – Commemorations, Interpretations and Use in Anti-Yugoslav Propaganda
Bleiburg and Croatian Political Emigration – Commemorations, Interpretations and Use in Anti-Yugoslav Propaganda
Author(s): Wollfy KrašićSubject(s): History, Diplomatic history, Local History / Microhistory
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Massacre in Bleiburg; Way of the Cross; commemoration; the Independent State of Croatia; Yugoslavia; Croatian political emigration
Summary/Abstract: The paper presents forms of commemoration of the Bleiburg tragedy and the Way of the Cross in the communities of Croatian political refugees in the West and different interpretations of the mentioned events. It also analyzes some cases in which the world public was made aware of the massacres committed by communist Yugoslavia, as well as forms of repression and diplomatic pressure by the Yugoslav authorities to prevent commemorations in Bleiburg.
Journal: Studia Środkowoeuropejskie i Bałkanistyczne
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 31
- Page Range: 47-79
- Page Count: 33
- Language: English