Glamur i socijalizam. Italijanska elita na Brionima 1960-1973.
Glamour And Socialism, The Italian Elite At Brioni Islands 1960-1973

Summary/Abstract: Yugoslavia’s normalisation of the relations towards West, after the clash withe the Stalin and Infrombureau1948, led to the stronger presence of the western mass culture within the country. Politcal solution after the 1953 crises over Trieste, led to normalisation in the relatins with Italy, and influneced popularity of the Italian culture in Yugoslavia. Especially present and popular among the Yugoslav public was Italian music and cinematography. Italian fims were extremlypopular and the public crowded the cinemas. Musical hits from San Remo festival, influenced development of the Yugoslav popular music. Most popular notables of the Italian art and mass-culutre were known in Yugoslavian public, and even the Yugoslav president and Communist Party leader Tito „communicated“ with them. In his luxury object in Brioni islands, Tito hosted several of the Italian celebrities of the time, such as Mario del Monaco, Sofia Loren, Carlo Ponti, Gina Lolobrigida, Alberto Moravia, etc. Global popularity of the Yugoslav leader, make him an atractive host, and although private meetings, the stream of the visits of the Italian celebrities showed another step in opening of the Yugoslavia towards West, thus balancing between two Cold War blocs in Europe.

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