Razilaženja u SKJ – marginalizacija Vicka Krstulovića
Divisions in the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ) – the marginalization of Vicko Krstulović

Author(s): Josip Mihaljević
Subject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, Political behavior, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: Vicko Krstulović; Yugoslavia; KPJ/SKH; conflicts; marginalization;
Summary/Abstract: On the basis of existing literature and previously unknown source material, this article examines the work of politician Vicko Krstulović. Born in Split in 1905, he died there in 1988. His life followed an interesting path; from a worker in a rock quarry he reached the highest positions in government and the Communist Party. However, his activities from the late 1960s until his death are not well known, especially in the historiography. During this period an number of important historical-political changes took place, but through all of these events Krstulović, a man with the longest record of service in the Communist Party of Croatia, was not mentioned. Differences of opinion with Vladimir Bakarić, as well as other highly positioned members of the Communist Party, led to Krstulović’s marginalization. Especially after his declaration at the Fifth Party Congress of the Communist Party of Croatia in 1965, he was discreetly removed from significant roles in government. This author also analyzes Krstulović’s earlier conflicts with the Communist Parties of Croatia and Yugoslavia and points out certain unresolved issues.

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