Политика Краљевине Југославије према Шпанском грађанском рату 1936-1939. Између неутралности и антикомунизма

Abstract

U radu se, prvenstveno na osnovu do sada nekorišćene španske i jugoslovenske arhivske građe, analizira politika Kraljevine Jugoslavije prema Španskom građanskom ratu. Pomenuta građa otkriva na koji način je jugoslovenska vlada kreirala svoju politiku i održavala odnose sa zaraćenim stranama, vodeći računa o sopstvenom spoljnopolitičkom položaju. Poseban akcenat stavljen je na to koliko je angažman Jugoslovena u Internacionalnim brigadama uticao da izrazito antikomunistički režim Kraljevine preispita svoju dotadašnju politiku neutralnosti i uspostavi odnose sa pokretom generala Franka.

Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia) and the Kingdom of Spain both suffered from internal turmoil and economic hardship during the first years after World War I. In Yugoslavia, King Alexander proclaimed the royal dictatorship in 1929, whereas in Spain Alphonso XIII was forced out of power in 1931, and the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed. The new republican social programme was not looked upon favourably in Belgrade, and diplomatic and trade ties suffered greatly. Hovewer, after the ascend of Milan Stojadinović to the position of Prime Minister of Yugoslavia the situation somewhat changed and efforts were made to improve bilateral relations. The beginning of the Spanish Civil War presented the Yugoslav leadership with a dilemma which side to support