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Objavljeno 8. septembra, 2026
The Institute for Historical Studies of ZRS Koper invites you to the presentation of the book by Academician Prof. Jože Pirjevec, PhD:
KARDELJ: SOCIALISTIČNI UTOPIST NA OBLASTI
The presentation will take place on Wednesday, 16 September 2026, at 6.00 p.m., at the Centre for Humanities of ZRS Koper (Kreljeva 6, Koper).
The discussion with the author will be moderated by Mateja Režek, PhD, from the Institute for Historical Studies of ZRS Koper.
About the book
Kardelj: A Socialist Utopian in Power is a comprehensive scholarly monograph on one of the key architects of socialist Yugoslavia, a leading Party ideologue and Josip Broz Tito’s closest long-time associate. The book focuses primarily on Kardelj’s years in power, tracing his transformation from a disciplined revolutionary and Comintern agent into one of the principal architects of the Yugoslav model of socialism following the split with Stalin. Particular attention is devoted to the development of socialist self-management and Kardelj’s conviction that Marx’s theory could be developed into a model of society capable of transcending both capitalism and Soviet socialism. Through political conflicts, theoretical shifts, compromises and disappointments, the book follows the growing gap between Kardelj’s socialist vision and political reality. It is therefore not only a biographical portrait, but also an in-depth analysis of the ideology and political system that profoundly shaped Yugoslav history and the 20th century.
About the author
Academician Prof. Jože Pirjevec, PhD, is a Senior Research Fellow at ZRS Koper and a full member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. He taught European history at the universities of Pisa, Padua and Trieste, as well as at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Primorska. With the support of prestigious fellowships, he has conducted extensive research in European and American archives and libraries. Among his many monographs, in addition to his biography of Edvard Kardelj, are Tito and His Comrades, published in eleven languages, and Partisans, also published in Croatian and English.
The presentation will be held within the framework of the research programme Sredozemlje in Slovenija (P6-0272), led at ZRS Koper by Prof. Egon Pelikan, PhD. The research programme is funded by the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (ARIS).
