Can I read Albania and the Sino-Soviet Conflict on EtoBox?

Albania and the Sino-Soviet Conflict by Stavro Skendi is a Social Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.

What is Albania and the Sino-Soviet Conflict about?

THE conflict between little Albania and the Soviet Union is today at the center of the Soviet-Chinese rift. This first became apparent at the Bucharest Congress of June i960, when of all the heads of Communist Parties of Eastern Europe only Enver Hoxha was absent. However, the clash between the two countries had been proceeding undercover for a long time. To understand its roots, let us first turn to Albanian-Jugoslav rela tions. Contrary to what has recently been published in some Ameri can newspapers, the Albanian Communist Party was founded and organized in November 1941 by the Jugoslav Communist Party. It was brought under the control of the latter during the war, and there it remained until the Tito-Cominform break in 1948. When the Albanian Communist Party was freed from the Jugoslav grip, it began attacking Tito and the Jugoslav leaders as "deviationists" and "traitors." This continued up to Khru shchev's visit to Belgrade in June 1955. The Soviet leader's efforts to reestablish friendly relations with Jugoslavia acutely disturbed the Albanian Communists. They feared that this might lead to a restoration of Jugoslav control in Albania, endangering not only their positions bu

Who reads Albania and the Sino-Soviet Conflict?

Author

Stavro Skendi

Published

1962

Language

EN

Field

Social Sciences