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Jeretička priča (1950)

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Branko Ćopić

Ova satira čuvenog jugoslovenskog pisca Branka Ćopića (1915-1984), koji je bio partizan i komunista, za svoju metu uzela je formiranje nove vladajuće klase u Jugoslaviji, to jest, onoga što će kasnije biti nazvano “crvena buržoazija”. Objavljena je 1950. i izazvala je skandal, kao i veoma oštru verbalnu osudu Ćopića koja je došla direktno od Tita. Posle ovoga, Ćopić je do kraja života trpeo pritiske jugoslovenskih policijskih i političkih struktura, zbog čega je na kraju i izvršio samoubistvo.

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A Heretical Tale (1950)

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Branko Ćopić

This satire written by a famous Yugoslav writer Branko Ćopić (1915-1984), who was a partisan and a Communist, took for its target the formation of a new ruling class in Yugoslavia, which would later be called “red bourgeoisie “. Published in 1950, it caused a scandal, as well as a very harsh verbal condemnation of Ćopić, that came directly from Tito. After this, Ćopić was under pressure from Yugoslav police and political structures until the end of his life – in the end he committed suicide for this reason.

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