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The country at a standstill: Yugoslavia and Slovene politics in the 1930s

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Jure Gašparič
Jure Gašparič*
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Institute of Contemporary History, Kongresni trg 1, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Abstract

King Alexander's dictatorship in Yugoslavia (proclaimed in January 1929) was an expression of a real political need for consolidation in the country; however, in essence, it was an autocratic and repressive regime. More decisive moves toward a return of democracy did not occur, even later, after the replacement of his regime in June 1935. The political methods in the internal political life followed the pattern from the first half of the 1930s to the very eve of World War II. Such a situation also defined the relationship between the Slovenes and Yugoslavia. Slovene politics continued to look at the state from two angles – a unitary/centralist angle on the one hand and an autonomist/federalist angle on the other. Both camps (as well as other Yugoslav political players), however, failed to create an environment that would enable truly democratic compromises. The state was stuck at a “standstill,” but in spite of all its flaws, in the view of the Slovene political groups it represented the most suitable environment for the political and national life of Slovenes. Any serious political calculations that would go beyond this framework hardly existed.

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Kingdom of YugoslaviaSlovenespolitical historydictatorshiptwentieth century
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Nationalities Papers , Volume 39 , Issue 2 , March 2011 , pp. 223 - 236
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Copyright © 2011 Association for the Study of Nationalities 

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