Milivoj Bešlin
Biographic Data
| ID | 6481068 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Milivoj Bešlin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Milivoj |
| FAMILY NAME | Bešlin |
| SIGNATURE | BEŠLIN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Belgrade, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2607-3270 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Between revolution and repression
This article tells the story of Dragica Vitolovic Srzentic (1912-2015), a partisan and revolutionary, who, after the liberation of Yugoslavia from fascism, received the most confidential tasks in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. When relations between the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia deteriorated in 1948, she was entrusted with delivering Josip Broz Tito?s letter to Stalin. As a result of this letter, Yugoslavia exited the Eastern Bloc, and the co…
The depoliticization of protest
The 2024/2025 student protests in Serbia emerged in the wake of a deadly infrastructural collapse in Novi Sad, catalyzing nationwide outrage and revealing systemic failures rooted in corruption and political cronyism. The movement marked a radical redefinition of civic engagement in a post-socialist, post-ideological society. While rejecting political co-optation, ideological affiliation, and traditional opposition frameworks, students across Ser…
The rise and fall of democratic socialism in Yugoslavia 1948-1972
This article examines the complex trajectory of democratic socialism in Yugoslavia from 1948 to 1972, a period characterized by groundbreaking experimentation and subsequent retreat from socialist ideals. The study begins with Yugoslavia?s 1948 break from Stalin, marking the inception of its independent socialist path, distinct from the Soviet model. It highlights the implementation of innovative policies, particularly the model of worker self-ma…
The Third Road policy
This paper deals with a critical stage in the dissolution of the Soviet Communist (Bolshevik) Party?s domination in the Communist commonwealth. The gradual emancipation of European Communist parties, starting with Yugoslavia (1948), through the developments that caused the Soviet interventions in Hungary (1956) and Czechoslovakia (1968), gave birth to independent strategies of political struggle, autonomous from Moscow?s ideological centre, which…
Aporias and contradictions of the (post-)Yugoslav left
We address the specific, leftist dissent in socialist Yugoslavia that was centred around the Praxis intellectual school. Our aim is to show the divergent paths that strongly marked the legacy of the group’s Serbian wing. Tracing the intellectual engagement of two prominent figures that ended on completely opposite ends of the political spectrum – Mihailo Marković and Miladin Životić – we want to show that the inception of Yugoslavia’s bloody diss…
Development of pastoral economy in the 19th century serbian village
The basic thesis we are trying to prove in this paper is that the development and transformation of objects used for livestock breeding in Serbia in the 19th century represents a paradigmatic example of the dynamics of the economic development of the country. We believe that the gradual transition from animal husbandry as the dominant economic activity to land cultivation was accompanied by changes that conditioned the appearance, development and…
Politics of memory, historical revisionism, and negationism in postsocialist Serbia
This paper explores the phenomenon of revisionism in historiography, while focusing in particular on illegitimate revisionism and negationism. It is indisputably true that historiography must be subject to constant revisions. Like all scientific theories, it needs to be characterized by a sort of ?conservative? openness towards new ideas; however, revisions and negations are often put forward without scientific grounding. They reject the well-est…
The history of Danube loess research
Politics of memory, historical revisionism, and negationism in postsocialist Serbia
This paper explores the phenomenon of revisionism in historiography, while focusing in particular on illegitimate revisionism and negationism. It is indisputably true that historiography must be subject to constant revisions. Like all scientific theories, it needs to be characterized by a sort of ?conservative? openness towards new ideas; however, revisions and negations are often put forward without scientific grounding. They reject the well-est…
The history of Danube loess research
Politics of memory, historical revisionism, and negationism in postsocialist Serbia
This paper explores the phenomenon of revisionism in historiography, while focusing in particular on illegitimate revisionism and negationism. It is indisputably true that historiography must be subject to constant revisions. Like all scientific theories, it needs to be characterized by a sort of ?conservative? openness towards new ideas; however, revisions and negations are often put forward without scientific grounding. They reject the well-est…
Development of pastoral economy in the 19th century serbian village
The basic thesis we are trying to prove in this paper is that the development and transformation of objects used for livestock breeding in Serbia in the 19th century represents a paradigmatic example of the dynamics of the economic development of the country. We believe that the gradual transition from animal husbandry as the dominant economic activity to land cultivation was accompanied by changes that conditioned the appearance, development and…
Aporias and contradictions of the (post-)Yugoslav left
We address the specific, leftist dissent in socialist Yugoslavia that was centred around the Praxis intellectual school. Our aim is to show the divergent paths that strongly marked the legacy of the group’s Serbian wing. Tracing the intellectual engagement of two prominent figures that ended on completely opposite ends of the political spectrum – Mihailo Marković and Miladin Životić – we want to show that the inception of Yugoslavia’s bloody diss…
The Third Road policy
This paper deals with a critical stage in the dissolution of the Soviet Communist (Bolshevik) Party?s domination in the Communist commonwealth. The gradual emancipation of European Communist parties, starting with Yugoslavia (1948), through the developments that caused the Soviet interventions in Hungary (1956) and Czechoslovakia (1968), gave birth to independent strategies of political struggle, autonomous from Moscow?s ideological centre, which…
The rise and fall of democratic socialism in Yugoslavia 1948-1972
This article examines the complex trajectory of democratic socialism in Yugoslavia from 1948 to 1972, a period characterized by groundbreaking experimentation and subsequent retreat from socialist ideals. The study begins with Yugoslavia?s 1948 break from Stalin, marking the inception of its independent socialist path, distinct from the Soviet model. It highlights the implementation of innovative policies, particularly the model of worker self-ma…
The depoliticization of protest
The 2024/2025 student protests in Serbia emerged in the wake of a deadly infrastructural collapse in Novi Sad, catalyzing nationwide outrage and revealing systemic failures rooted in corruption and political cronyism. The movement marked a radical redefinition of civic engagement in a post-socialist, post-ideological society. While rejecting political co-optation, ideological affiliation, and traditional opposition frameworks, students across Ser…
Between revolution and repression
This article tells the story of Dragica Vitolovic Srzentic (1912-2015), a partisan and revolutionary, who, after the liberation of Yugoslavia from fascism, received the most confidential tasks in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. When relations between the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia deteriorated in 1948, she was entrusted with delivering Josip Broz Tito?s letter to Stalin. As a result of this letter, Yugoslavia exited the Eastern Bloc, and the co…
Balkans: History, Politics, Society (5 works) · Ideology (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Balkan and Eastern European Studies (3 works) · Communism (3 works) · Eastern European Communism and Reforms (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)