The name People's Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is unfamiliar to some, after all, it is only a former name of the last century. Today's Yugoslavia has long been divided into six blocks, led by six countries, and there is no capital comparable to the great powers of the present era.
But if the wheel of history is pushed back to the second half of the twentieth century, people will probably be unable to help but sigh: Yugoslavia is indeed worthy of the Balkan tigers, the whole body is full of the atmosphere of the world's big brother, and the world's status is absolutely second to none! Why is there such a feeling? Look at Yugoslavia in the past.
Let Hitler bow to the wind
At that time, the Second World War caused by Hitler was so widespread that many countries were involved in the country. Yugoslavia, a developing land, was also trampled by the nazi war, and as far as the situation was concerned, Yugoslavia was completely independent of this strong force.
In 1941, when the Germans invaded Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Partisans took on the task of changing the status quo of the invasion. In four years, they staged a series of classic battles, such as the Battle of Sudeska, the Battle of the Neretva River, etc., and many other film and television dramas that were later changed to popular people: "67 Days", "The Republic of Užice", "The Return of the People on the Blacklist"... These are all tributes to the Partisans of Yugoslavia in World War II.
The guerrilla warfare in Yugoslavia was fought beautifully, not only to subdue the Nazi soldiers, but also to make Hitler bow down to it. Thus, the German army, which boasted of being invincible in the world, withdrew from Yugoslavia in 1945. Compared with the United States and the Soviet Union at that time, Yugoslavia singled out Germany and won. This alone is enough to stand tall in the world.
National strength is a big step forward
After the war, Yugoslavia quickly threw itself into nation-building. According to the data, the Military Force of Yugoslavia after the war remained in the millions, which is definitely a number that should not be underestimated. Not only that, Yugoslavia's military power ranked among the top three in the world, closely behind the United States and the Soviet Union.
The most amazing thing is the economic strength of Yugoslavia, in the sixties, most of the Chinese people did not know what televisions and refrigerators were, right? But Yugoslavia has become very popular, about 1.8 households have a television set, 2.1 households have a refrigerator. By the early 1970s, the Yugoslav people had almost lived a well-off life, and thirty-six percent of the inhabitants had their own private cars.
The most impressive thing is that Yugoslavia has begun to actively invest in the "tree people", when children aged 7-15 can enjoy free and compulsory education. Although there was also a situation of inequality between rich and poor in Yugoslavia at that time, it was enough to be praised by the world in terms of education alone.
Yugoslavia's "World Pass"
We are all well aware that a country's strength is not just declared by itself, but also depends on the world's acceptance of it. At that time, as far as going abroad was concerned, according to the information in film and television dramas, we could get a glimpse of one or two. In the 1980s, if you wanted to go abroad, the visa was as difficult as climbing Mount Everest, especially to the United States.
But the Yugoslavs didn't do the same thing at all, because they had a passport that could be almost universally recognized and visa-free. During that time, Yugoslav passports were a luxury, they could easily be stolen if they were not kept in place, and the highest price in the black market could be sold for ten thousand West German marks.
How? Disobedient is it? Look at the data to speak. In 1976, The total population of Yugoslavia was 20 million, but the number of people entering and leaving the country was as high as 16 million. There's really nothing wrong with that, it's almost like everyone feels when they go abroad. At that time, supported by the country's economic strength, almost the whole world opened its doors to the Yugoslav people.
The fall of a generation of legends
It is such an independent and powerful country, which was originally a star country in the development of the world, but it began to decline in the late twentieth century. There are many factors in this, including the reasons for the discord with the Soviet Union, as well as the insistence on independence and non-agreement with the Western bloc. There may be a few words here that cannot be clearly stated, in short, Yugoslavia slowly went downhill after the death of its leader Tito.
By 1991, Yugoslavia's member states began to agitate for independence, first Slovenia and Croatia declared their independence, followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia also broke away from the organization. As a result, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia lives up in name only. In the following year, montenegro and Serbia united to become an independent federal republic, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. At this point, the once-famous Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia completely disappeared.
Today, the once glorious Yugoslavia has been replaced by six countries: Montenegro, Macedonia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Cold Asia. The legend of the second half of the twentieth century is also a thing of the past, and today the development of independent states is relatively not so smooth, and even independent organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina have not been recognized by the world.
Looking back at The strength and prosperity of Yugoslavia in the past, and looking at today's arduous development, there is simply a sense of past and present life, suddenly separated from the world. Although the former Yugoslavia is not enough from the current point of view, from an objective point of view, the population of the former Yugoslavia at that time was only 20 million, and it could become a country that attracted the attention of the world, and it was entirely by its own independent ability, which has to be said that the former Yugoslavia was well deserved to be called a tiger country.
Resources:
History of the Dissolution of "Yugoslavia", etc