„Nova klasa“ i raspad komunističkog sistema u delima Milovana Đilasa
„New class“ and the collapse of the communist system in Milovan Djilas political thought

Summary/Abstract: In his "New Class" Djilas vividly and convincingly presents the birth of a group (new class) that has a monopoly on political, economic and ideological power. It arises from former revolutionaries and transforms into a political party bureaucracy, being nothing more than a new group of rulers and exploiters. "New Class" has a totalitarian character, it does not tolerate any opposition, subdues all aspects of political, social and personal lives of individuals. It is a political realization of the communist utopia, which - like any utopia - does not reach its initial goals and includes some elements of imminent collapse. Djilas precisely and accurately announces the fall of that "new class", which is the core of the communist system. That fall will be a simple consequence of the fact that individuals and society are "subjects of the right to life" that imposes the need to enlarge and improve production. Djilas claims that the phenomenon is only a tendency; a long process without the final, ultimate fulfillment. It is a tendency that leads "to a better understanding, harmonization and utilization of global production capacity." Indeed, the world is moving towards the optimal use of global production capacity in accordance with the growing needs of individuals, nations, and societies. At the same time it destroys everything that prevents such a development, including obsolete social relations and ownership, and above all - exclusive and isolated systems and ideologies. Also the communist system is incapable to develop, what is more – it is an obstacle of that development. As a result, in terms of Djilas, a gradual disappearance, fall of communism as an ideology and practice is an objective necessity determined by inevitable requirements and circumstances, not by aspirations and actions of its opponents.

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