Vzpon komunistov na oblast: Primerjava Poljske in Jugoslavije
The Communist Rise to Power: Comparison Between Poland and Yugoslavia

Summary/Abstract: Despite the similarity of experience with the wartime aggression, the communist rise to power in Poland and Yugoslavia proceeded very differently. In both of these countries the communist ascent already started during the war. However, the Yugoslav Communist Party completely consolidated its power already in 1945 by relying on its own forces, while the Polish communists only managed to strengthen their authority two years after the end of the war, thanks to the massive support from the Soviet Union and the presence of the Red Army. The contribution attempts to make a comparative presentation of the rise of the Polish and Yugoslav Communist Parties to power, as well as place an emphasis on the Polish example, which is not as widely known in Slovenia. The contribution also provides a chronological outline of the wartime development of both communist movements, their Parties and the nascent authority bodies. It pays special attention to the factors that influenced the different political and social position of the Polish and Yugoslav communists as well as to the question of how the Parties had to adapt their tactics, methods and tempo of their rise to power.

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