The Soviet Union and Yugoslavia emerged from the Second World War as staunch Communist allies, but in June 1948 the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin turned angrily against Yugoslavia and its leader, Josip Broz Tito. Over the next five years, the Soviet Union prepared for a large-scale invasion of Yugoslavia. Stalin's death in Mach 1953 brought an end to the bitter confrontation between Moscow and Belgrade, and over the next 35 years Yugoslavia pursued a policy of nonalignment, keeping its distance from both East and West.
Speakers:
Miloš Rastović, Guest Speaker Scholar-in-Residence, Duquesne University; Founder and President, American Council for Eastern Europe
Nadia Boyadjieva, Professor of International Law and International Relations, Institute for Balkan Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; Professor of International Law at Plovdiv University
Moderator: Mark Kramer, Director, Cold War Studies Project, Davis Center
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