Totalitarizam na vlasti. Tehnologija osvajanja i održanja na vlasti totalitarnih režima u XX veku
Totalitarianism on Power. The methods used by totalitarian regimes in the 20th century to gain and maintain power

Summary/Abstract: The analysis showed that all totalitarian regimes, although they had significant ideological differences, used almost identical methods of rule. At the heart of these systems is totalitarian terror and brutal repression against political opponents with mass-executions, detention (labour) camps, deportations, political trials and party expulsions of millions of people. Another important element of maintaining power is the absolute control and overall control of society and civil life by the secret police, which is entirely in the service of ideology and the great Leader. The secret police as the backbone of the repressive apparatus represented the basic mechanism of totalitarian power. Civil organizations were only the cover-up of the regime and the extended arm of the Party for complex action and control of the people. A comprehensive system of control over public and private life also involved the co-operation of a network of a million of volunteer-snitchers and informants. Well-organized and aggressive ideological propaganda, the censorship and complete media monopoly strengthened the support of the authorities. The propaganda and terror effi ciency has enabled the advancement of modern technology, as well as the need for the security of existential challenges of „people’s masses“. The system of rule emerged partly from the social and historical conditions and the traditional heritage of worshiping the rulers and the iron fist. Nevertheless, with the victory of totalitarian ideologies, the systematic state repression and propaganda, a completely new system was established, which was meant to create a „new man“ and a new society. Unlike ordinary dictatorships, this system requires from its citizens to involve themselves unconditionally in the construction of a new order. Totalitarianism, unlike other non-democratic regimes, does not limit freedom, but abolishes it completely.

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