KOMUNISTIČKA ŠTAMPA О STVARANJU JUGOSLAVIJE
WRITING OF THE COMMUNIST PRESS ABOUT THE FORMATION OF YUGOSLAVIA

Summary/Abstract: The writing of the communist press about Yugoslavia in the period between the two world wars can be divided into three time periods. The first, lasting until the mid-twenties, was marked by the acceptance, on the part of the KPJ, of unitarianism and its positive position regarding the events of 1 December, 1918. Even then, however, there was criticism of the regime and the so-called great-Serbian striving for hegemony, even in writings dealing with borders and foreign politics. During the second period (1924-1935), under the direct influence of the Comintern the view was accepted that Yugoslavia, regarded as an artificial and imperialist creation, ought to be divided. The aim of such writing in the communist press was primarily to expose the great--Serbian regime and its oppression of other nations in the country. Many articles, especially in the early thirties, were marked by Slovenian and Croatian party separatism. The third period (1935-1941) was characterized by views, also inspired by the Comintern, that Yugoslavia’s unity should be preserved and that a solution acceptable to all Yugoslav nations should be sought within its structure. However, views in favor of separatism and autonomy still persisted in communist newspapers, as did criticism concerning the creation of Yugoslavia. A single article, »The Meaning of 1 December, 1918« (Glas iseljenika, 2 November, 1938), dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the creation of Yugoslavia, deserves special attention since it spoke of the events of 1 December, 1918 with appropriate respect and pointed out that, should the country be broken up, many parts of Yugoslavia, would fall prey to powerful neighbors.

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