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Studia z Dziejów Rosji i Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej

The Strategy and Political Tactics of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia from the German Attack on the USSR to the Spring of 1943
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The Strategy and Political Tactics of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia from the German Attack on the USSR to the Spring of 1943

Authors

  • Michał J. Zacharias Warszawa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1677-0774

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12775/SDR.2024.2.05

Keywords

Josip Broz Tito, Milovan Đilas, Josif V. Stalin, Georgi Dmitrov, Dragoljub (Draža) Mihailović, Communist Party of Yugoslavia, Communist International (Comintern), War II, occupation, revolution, partisans, Chetniks

Abstract

The article outlines the specific strategies and policies of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPY). Initially, the party functioned as a typical organisation that adhered to the directives of the Comintern, reflecting the interests and authority of the Kremlin. However, following the aggression of Germany and its allies against Yugoslavia and later against the USSR, KPY’s policies began to diverge increasingly from Moscow’s directives. This shift became evident during the talks with the Germans in March 1943, when Josip Broz Tito first demonstrated an independent and self-reliant stance that aligned with the interests of his party. This moment foreshadowed significant friction and tensions between the KPY and Moscow, ultimately leading to the conflict in 1948. As a result of this conflict, Yugoslavia found itself outside the Soviet bloc.

Author Biography

Michał J. Zacharias, Warszawa

Michał J. Zacharias, professor of history; from 1990 to 2007, he worked at the Tadeusz Manteuffel Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences. Since 1999, he has been affiliated with the Higher School of Pedagogy in Bydgoszcz (now Kazimierz Wielki University), a retired employee of the Institute of Political Science/Faculty of Political Science and Administration of the KWU. Area of interest: general history and Polish history of the 20th century, especially international politics, Polish foreign policy, Yugoslavia, political elites, political systems, and political thought of that century (michal.j.zacharias@gmail.com).

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2025-03-20

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ZACHARIAS, Michał J. The Strategy and Political Tactics of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia from the German Attack on the USSR to the Spring of 1943. Studia z Dziejów Rosji i Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej. Online. 20 March 2025. Vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 83-101. [Accessed 26 December 2025]. DOI 10.12775/SDR.2024.2.05.
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