Српски социјалиста др. Живко Топаловић (1886-1972)
A Serbian Socialist Dr. Zivko Topalovic (1886-1972)

Summary/Abstract: Author of the article wrote about dr. Zivko Topalovic, a socialist and labor union activist, who marked history of socialism with his political activity in 20th century in Serbia. Dr Zivko Topalovic was born in 1886 in Uzice and graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Belgrade, granted Ph.D. in Law Sciences in Germany and was active in Serbian Social-Democratic Party of Dimitrije Tucovic and in Main Labor Association of Serbia. After 1918, he founded the Socialist Labor Party of Yugoslavia (1921) and became its president. He was engaged in activities of inter-war Labor Union and Labor Movement. During the Second World War, starting from 1943, he jointed the Ravnogorski Movement and in 1944 he went to Italy. While in the exile in France, he founded the Democratic Union of Yugoslavia, as well as the journal Labor Unionist. For many years he lived abroad as an emigrant – “enemy of the nation”, publishing prominent books and other works. He passed away on February 1972 in Vienna, Austria.

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