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  1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

    Kind of curious as to what @rarity's opinion on Communist Yugoslavia is, as in how it worked versus the Soviet ideal. I don't know much about communism outside the latter but I do know Yugoslavia was more or less free-market.

    Tuesday, 22-Sep-15 02:38:09 UTC from web
    1. Rarity Rarity

      @awlelwa Sadly I know basically nothing about Yugoslavia, beyond that Tito is a very controversial figure in leftist circles. As far as Warsaw pact members go I'm /slightly/ more knowledgeable of Albania, but honestly I only learned about it to understand the dank communist memes http://rainbowdash.net/attachment/827406

      Tuesday, 22-Sep-15 02:41:43 UTC from web
      1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

        @rarity I know Albania kind of took the PRC approach and for it, as well as the smaller association with Tito, wasn't on the best of terms with the Soviet bloc.

        Tuesday, 22-Sep-15 02:42:42 UTC from web
        1. Rarity Rarity

          @awlelwa Well I don't think it was without lack of trying on the Soviets part. Basically from what I understand, Hoxha and the party in Albania were fearful of Yugoslav invasion, distrustful of post-Stalin USSR because Hoxha thought that the /Soviets/ thought Albania was too dogmatic in its socialism. So the guy turned his eyes east for allies, which probably created problems with the USSR and Yugoslavia where there previously was nothing besides paranoia. No wonder Hoxha built 1 bunker per 4 Albanians, the dude was terrified of getting sandwiched.

          Tuesday, 22-Sep-15 02:49:27 UTC from web
          1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

            @rarity You are right from what I understood as well; and Hoxha is probably the most venerated communist leader of all of them to this day, at least by his people.

            Tuesday, 22-Sep-15 03:30:53 UTC from web
            1. Rarity Rarity

              @awlelwa The guy was a little off, but I think he was just trying to do right by his people.

              Tuesday, 22-Sep-15 03:32:13 UTC from web
              1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

                @rarity And he did, and he wasn't as off as Ceausescu nor anywhere near as 'evil'.

                Tuesday, 22-Sep-15 03:33:28 UTC from web
                1. Rarity Rarity

                  @awlelwa I feel a little inspired to write a historical fiction about Eastern Bloc countries coming out on the better side of Soviet collapse. I'd have to do a lot of reading though, on how I could conceivably make Albania and Yugoslavia become strong allies

                  Tuesday, 22-Sep-15 03:43:22 UTC from web
                  1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

                    @rarity i would be very interested on reading what you could come up with.

                    Tuesday, 22-Sep-15 03:44:37 UTC from web
                    1. Rarity Rarity

                      @awlelwa hopefully I'll remember and get motivated

                      Tuesday, 22-Sep-15 03:46:03 UTC from web