Djelovanje lista Naprijed pedesetih godina
The work of the journal Naprijed during the 1950s

Author(s): Andreja GRŽINA
Subject(s): Media studies, Political history, Government/Political systems, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: socialism; liberalization; Naprijed; Communist Party of Croatia; Milovan Djilas;
Summary/Abstract: The actions of the editorial board of Naprijed surrounding the Milovan Djilas affair belong to the first dissidents charged in Croatia. The paper was begun in 1943 as the official organ of the Communist Party of Croatia. With time, the position of party organ enables the paper to critically question many deviations occurring during the establishment of Yugoslavian socialism: the persecutions of the time of the split with the Cominform, the forced emigration of the Italians from Istria, a series of illegalities during the 1953 elections, and so on. The paper’s writings began to move away from the activities of the political leadership of the League of Communists of Croatia and led to charges against the editorial board during the Djilas affair. The paper was found guilty of ‘petty-bourgeoisism’ and ‘anarcho-liberalism.’ It ceased to be published after 1954, while the protagonists on the editorial board were left without work and were socially degraded during the following decade.

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