Izveštavanje Politike o Austriji i jugoslovensko-austrijskim odnosima 1945-1955
The “Politika“ Daily Newspaper On Austria And Yugoslav-Austrian Relations 1945-1955

Summary/Abstract: The Yugoslav territorial claims on the parts of Austria inhabited by the Slovenian minority, harmed the establishment of good diplomatic rela-tions between the two countries in the immideate post-Second World War period. After the political and ideological clash with the USSR in 1948, Yugoslavia have to change its policy towards its western neighbours. It included the Austria, too. Abandoning of the territorial claims to the Carantania, was a step which enabled the establishment of the better relati-ons in the early 1950-ties. The Yugoslav press was the mirror of this politi-cal change. This article provides the analyses of the Belgrade's daily new-spaper Politika writings on this issue. Following the importance and influ-ence of the newspaper in the Yugoslav daily life, it shows the patterns and attitudes of th Yugoslav authorites towards the Austria, and the process of the change in the perspecitve in the early 1950-ties. Critical articles on the Austrian policy towards Slovene mimnority were substitued with much calm articles showing the daily life in Austria with positive standpoints.

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