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Heh Titoist was bad in USSR? But Tito was the best!

smcl 5y ago
Stalin very publicly turned against Tito when it became obvious he couldn't be pushed around easily (wouldn't agree to extremely unfavourable trade deals, wasn't happy with the idea of joint-investments in Yugoslav industry that would've effectively turned them over to the USSR, and more). This ultimately lead to Stalin and the USSR-aligned countries denouncing him, despite originally being very close with newly socialist Yugoslavia. I think this was a really tough one for Tito - he'd spent time in Russia after the revolution, sought out Soviet help during war (without really receiving any) but for a while truly believed the USSR could've spearheaded a global socialist movement.
nabla9 5y ago
Stalin attempted to assassinate Tito. Tito and Stalin didn't see eye-to-eye. There was complete split after the WWII. Soviets blockaded Yugoslavia and Yugoslavia was included in Truman's Mutual Defense Assistance Program and received military aid.
- AutumnCurtain 5y ago
  The reply letter from Tito following an assassination attempt from Stalin is one of the great political correspondences of the era: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tito%E2%80%93Stalin_split?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tito%E2%80%93Stalin_split?wpro...
  - jjtheblunt 5y ago
    That link seems to not reference what you referenced? Is the quote in this section? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Broz_Tito#Tito%E2%80%93Stalin_split https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Broz_Tito#Tito%E2%80%93S...
    - inglor_cz 5y ago
      I think he meant this quote: "Stop sending people to kill me. We've already captured five of them, one of them with a bomb and another with a rifle. [...] If you don't stop sending killers, I'll send one to Moscow, and I won't have to send a second."
      - jjtheblunt 5y ago
        which is a very awesome quote and resolve at the same time
      - AutumnCurtain 5y ago
        That's the one, thanks
vkou 5y ago
Tito and Stalin split in a big way. When Europe split NATO-Warsaw, Yugoslavia headed off in its own direction - non-aligned.

smcl 5y ago

Stalin very publicly turned against Tito when it became obvious he couldn't be pushed around easily (wouldn't agree to extremely unfavourable trade deals, wasn't happy with the idea of joint-investments in Yugoslav industry that would've effectively turned them over to the USSR, and more). This ultimately lead to Stalin and the USSR-aligned countries denouncing him, despite originally being very close with newly socialist Yugoslavia. I think this was a really tough one for Tito - he'd spent time in Russia after the revolution, sought out Soviet help during war (without really receiving any) but for a while truly believed the USSR could've spearheaded a global socialist movement.

nabla9 5y ago

Stalin attempted to assassinate Tito. Tito and Stalin didn't see eye-to-eye. There was complete split after the WWII. Soviets blockaded Yugoslavia and Yugoslavia was included in Truman's Mutual Defense Assistance Program and received military aid.

AutumnCurtain 5y ago
The reply letter from Tito following an assassination attempt from Stalin is one of the great political correspondences of the era: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tito%E2%80%93Stalin_split?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tito%E2%80%93Stalin_split?wpro...
- jjtheblunt 5y ago
  That link seems to not reference what you referenced? Is the quote in this section? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Broz_Tito#Tito%E2%80%93Stalin_split https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Broz_Tito#Tito%E2%80%93S...
  - inglor_cz 5y ago
    I think he meant this quote: "Stop sending people to kill me. We've already captured five of them, one of them with a bomb and another with a rifle. [...] If you don't stop sending killers, I'll send one to Moscow, and I won't have to send a second."
    - jjtheblunt 5y ago
      which is a very awesome quote and resolve at the same time
    - AutumnCurtain 5y ago
      That's the one, thanks

vkou 5y ago

Tito and Stalin split in a big way. When Europe split NATO-Warsaw, Yugoslavia headed off in its own direction - non-aligned.