Jugoslovenski iseljenici u Severnoj Americi i Španski građanski rat (1936–1939)
Yugoslav Emigrants in North America and the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939)

Author(s): Vesna Đikanović
Subject(s): History, Ethnohistory, Military history, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Migration Studies
Published by: Institut za noviju istoriju Srbije
Keywords: Spanish Civil War; North America; Canada; United States; Yugoslav emigrants; Yugoslav communists
Summary/Abstract: The following paper will examine the attitudes of Yugoslav emigrants in North America towards the Spanish Civil War. The process of enlisting volunteers under the direction of representatives of the Yugoslav Communist Party, the departure of Yugoslavs from North America to Spain, and their participation in the war years will be examined. Furthermore, this paper will examine the involvement and ultimate fate of Yugoslav interbrigade workers following the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War. The study is based on an analysis of archival material stored in the Archives of Yugoslavia, memoirs, and relevant literature.

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