Обрачун са титоистима у Совјетској окупационој зони Немачке: Случај Леонард
Purging the Titoists from the Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany: The Leonhard Case
Author(s): Natalija DimićSubject(s): Local History / Microhistory, Political history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Institut za noviju istoriju Srbije
Keywords: Wolfgang Leonhard; Yugoslavia; Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany (SOZ); East Germany; Communist Party of Yugoslavia (CPY); Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED); Ministry of State Security of the GDR
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to analyze the position of the Yugoslav representatives in Berlin and Yugoslav propaganda in Germany prior to and following the Yugoslav-Soviet split, as well as the mechanisms which the leadership of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany used in dealing with the opposition within the party ranks. It follows the activities of a German communist, Wolfgang Leonhard, in the Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany, his escape to Yugoslavia in 1949, and his arrival to West Germany in 1950. The article is based on the unpublished documents from German and Serbian archives, Wolfgang Leonhard’s memoirs, and relevant literature.
Journal: Tokovi istorije
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 133-164
- Page Count: 32
- Language: Serbian
