Tito

Tito – coca cola socialism

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The funeral 8th May 1980. The funeral of Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia. From Moscow came Leonid Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Soviet Union; from Washington, Vice-President Walter Mondale and the President’s mother, Lillian Carter. Margaret Thatcher came for Britain, Helmut Schmidt for West Germany, and from the other Germany came Erich Honecker. President … Read more

Mods, Punks and Marxism | Yugoslavia and Socialist Pop

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I’m currently in Slovenia and Croatia, finalising the delivery of our new Whisky stills. It’s the 30th anniversary of the Yugoslavian civil war, and the horror of the 90s makes it too easy to forget what a unique country Yugoslavia was. Although Yugoslavia was part of the Communist world it followed it’s own path, equally … Read more