Moskitto
27th January 2002, 18:06
Was Tito a hero for operating possibly the most effective anti-nazi resistance in Europe and later keeping a country which wouldn't normally hold together, together for 40 years and refusing to get sucked into the soviet satelite system?
Was Tito a villain because of his "dictatorship?"
Was he a hero for resisting the nazis who turned into a villain?
I've heard from my mum that every public building in Yugoslavia had a picture of him during his reign.
Also during the war no one knew who Tito (Real name Broz) was at the time, Stalin called him "Walter," Some thought he was a Russian general, a Ukranian Jew, Even an American Citizen. Some thought Tito was a woman.
Tito made many miraculous escapes. Once he was in the Metalworkers Union Headquarters when Yugoslav Police came in looking for him. Tito stood up and said "Can't you see he's not here?" The police checked their photos and left. Heinrich Himmler noted "The man was always encircle, yet always found a way out."
From the other viewpoint, there's Tito the tyrant who is often spoken of by Croat nationals.
Was Tito a villain because of his "dictatorship?"
Was he a hero for resisting the nazis who turned into a villain?
I've heard from my mum that every public building in Yugoslavia had a picture of him during his reign.
Also during the war no one knew who Tito (Real name Broz) was at the time, Stalin called him "Walter," Some thought he was a Russian general, a Ukranian Jew, Even an American Citizen. Some thought Tito was a woman.
Tito made many miraculous escapes. Once he was in the Metalworkers Union Headquarters when Yugoslav Police came in looking for him. Tito stood up and said "Can't you see he's not here?" The police checked their photos and left. Heinrich Himmler noted "The man was always encircle, yet always found a way out."
From the other viewpoint, there's Tito the tyrant who is often spoken of by Croat nationals.