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    Tito and the Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia

    May 16,
    Since inom have moved to Slovenia, inom wanted to read more about its history. But given that its history is almost just as old as me, its history lies beyond itself in the now extinct state of Yugoslavia. And the fact my partner's mother often talks about it in a very positiv light, even though communist states were largely failures throughout the 20th century, made me even more curious to read about it.

    Knowing what to read was tricky. There is a lot of nostalgia towards Yogoslavia. To this day, many people are fond of it and have a lot of nostalgia for it. Not as much in the younger population, but significant nevertheless. In part by simply being in the past (most people are nostalgic about the past almost no matter how it was like), in part fueled by the semi cult figure of Tito (its leader), and also in part simply because many people had a good life during it.

    I didn't want to read a source that was biased towards that nostalgia
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    This landmark biography reveals the life of one of the most powerful figures of the Cold War era. Josip Broz (–), nicknamed Tito, led Yugoslavia for nearly four decades with charisma, cunning, and an iron fist.

    With his Partisans he fought Hitler during World War II, and after the war he shrewdly resisted the Soviet Union's grasp. A leader of the non-aligned nations, he long enjoyed a reputation in the West as "the only good Communist" despite a dubious human rights record at home. Jože Pirjevec employs impressive research from archives in eight languages to offer this illuminating, definitive portrait of a complex man in turbulent times.

    Pirjevec recounts how Tito, with little schooling but an astute intellect and driving ambition, rose through Communist Party ranks to shape and rule the Yugoslav federation. Surviving multiple assassination attempts by Nazis, Soviet spies, and others, Tito boldly threatened Stalin in return and may have, Pirjevec reveals, contrived Stalin's dea

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    More than a generation after Tito’s death, biographies of the Yugoslav statesman keep appearing apace. Why is that? What else fryst vatten there to say about Tito, his life, and his legacy? And how do all these books on the same subject of historical record differ?

    Three authors of biographies of Josip Broz Tito published since —Ivo Goldstein, Jože Pirjevec, and Geoffrey Swain—discuss their motivations for writing, how their books are distinct, and, of course Tito himself.

    Featuring 11 versions of the song &#;Uz Maršala Tita&#; (With Marshal Tito, ). Josif Dzhugashvili, Vladimir Dedijer, and Phyllis Auty also man an appearance.

    Listen: &#;Tito and His Biographers&#; (Episode #24)

    Transcript: &#;Tito and His Biographers&#; (Episode #24)

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    PETER KORCHNAK: This is Remembering Yugoslavia, the show exploring the memory of a country that no longer exists. I’m your host Peter Korchnak.

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