Milovan Djilas
Milovan Djilas was a Yugoslav communist politician, theorist, and author. He was a key figure in the Yugoslav Partisan movement during World War II and later became a prominent critic of the communist regime in Yugoslavia. Djilas is best known for his works on the nature of communism and his critique of the ruling elite, particularly in his book 'The New Class'.
Books
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1. An Analysis Of The Communist System
The book provides a critical examination of the communist system from an insider's perspective. The author, a former high-ranking official in a communist government, offers a detailed critique of the system's theoretical and practical shortcomings. He discusses the inherent contradictions between the ideology's promises of equality and the reality of a new class of bureaucratic elites that emerge to control the state apparatus. The work delves into the mechanisms of party control, the suppression of individual freedoms, and the economic inefficiencies that plagued communist states, ultimately questioning the sustainability and moral legitimacy of the system itself.
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