ANDRIJA HEBRANG AND THE CROATIAN LEFT; 1919-1941

U Andriji Hebrangu Komunistička partija Hrvatske dobila je prvu generaciju vođa, skupinu koja se u godinama 1940. – 1945. isticala jakim osjećajem političkog identiteta. Okolnost daje 1949. bio uklonjen snažno je utjecala na komunističku historiografiju u kojoj je njegovo ime bilo anatemizirano i u javnosti izgovarano samo uz standardne staljinističke epitete. Hebrangovi politički nazori i društveni poredak koji je gradio danas su pitanja povijesnog značaja. Članak na temelju izvorne građe pokušava osvijetliti godine njegova života između 1919. – 1942.Hebrang\u27s political work dates back to 1919 when he formally joined the Communist Party. The First World War and Russian Revolution had a great impact on his political outlook. Life among the Zagreb working class after 1923 transformed him into a most remarkable party leader in the period 1941-48. The police were always after him as a professional revolutionary. In September 1929, he was arrested and sentenced to twelve years of imprisonment. Around the year 1935, when the struggle between various factions among communist prisoners reached its peak, Hebrang followed Tito\u27s line supporting a unified and disciplined party against Miletić\u27s uncompromising left direction. During the Second World War Hebrang emerged as a political leader. At the beginning of 1942 he was arrested, but by September he was released as part of an exchange of prisoners. That marked the beginning of his most successful political career, which was crowned by the nomination as the political secretary of the Communist Party of Croatia