“HE WHO SINGS, THINKS EVIL!”: CHANT “MARJANE, MARJANE” IN THE LAST DECADE OF COMMUNIST CROATIA
“HE WHO SINGS, THINKS EVIL!”: CHANT “MARJANE, MARJANE” IN THE LAST DECADE OF COMMUNIST CROATIA
Author(s): Stjepan Bekavac, Ivica MiškulinSubject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, Politics and society, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism, Penal Policy
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: “Marjane - Marjane” chant; judicial repression; freedom of speech; Socialist Republic of Croatia;
Summary/Abstract: In this paper authors analyze the prosecution of the widespread chant “Marjane, Marjane” during 1980’s in Socialist Republic of Croatia. Widespread version of the chant regime has proscribed, declaring it a form of hostile or anti-state act. Individuals who would sing any of prohibited versions would be mostly subjugated to political felony procedure and sentenced to prison.
Journal: Review of Croatian History
- Issue Year: XVII/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 463-482
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English