Word: kardelj
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Soviet lexicon, "Titoism" became a synonym for treason. But Tito did not buckle, even in the face of an economic boycott and Moscow's invasion threats. With Party Theoretican Edvard Kardelj and other close associates, he began mapping out a new form of Communism, vastly different from the Soviet model. Tito and his colleagues lifted harsh police controls on the population and reversed the policy of forced collectivization of farm land. They formulated the "self-management" system, under which factory employees and managers came to share in management decisions, decide on promotions and set their own wages...