Josip Broz Tito in the works of Yugoslav authors in Serbia

Josip Broz Tito bio je jedan od najvažnijih faktora u očuvanju jugoslavenskoga integriteta. Nakon Titove su smrti u Socijalističkoj Federativnoj Republici Jugoslaviji tijekom osamdesetih godina 20. stoljeća došli do izražaja društveni, nacionalni, gospodarski i ekonomski problemi. Jedan od najvećih problema bili su neriješeni nacionalni odnosi između pojedinih jugoslavenskih republika, s posebnim negodovanjem Socijalističke Republike Srbije koja je za vrijeme Titova života izgubila primat u Titovu nasljeđivanju. Zato je nakon Titove smrti dio srpske političke elite započeo s rušenjem Titova kulta u borbi za njegovo nasljeđe. Jugoslavenski su autori i političari iz Srbije tijekom osamdesetih godina započeli s otvorenim osporavanjem Titove ostavštine i njegova djelovanja, optužujući ga glavnim krivcem za nestabilno jugoslavensko stanje. Kritika Josipa Broza Tita, koju je provodila srpska politička elita, ostvarila se na dvije razine: posrednom kritikom Tita i Komunističke Partije Jugoslavije kroz kritiku sustava do 1980. te otvorenim prozivanjem i propitivanjem Titova djelovanja nakon njegove smrti. U degradiranju Titova kulta vodeći srpski političari bili su Vladimir Dedijer, Milovan Đilas, Koča Popović i Vladimir Velebit.Josip Broz Tito was one of the key factors in preserving Yugoslavian integrity. After Tito's death in the 1980's, there was an emergence of social, national and economic problems in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. One of the biggest issues were unresolved national relations between individual Yugoslav republics, namely with the objections from the Federal Republic of Serbia which lost its mantle during Tito's life. That's why, after Tito's death, parts of the Serbian political elite started to dismantle Tito's cult of personality in the fight for his legacy. Durning the 80s, Yugoslav authors and politicians from the Republic of Serbia began questioning Tito's legacy and his decision making labelling him as the main culprit for the instability in Yugoslavia. The critique of Josip Broz Tito coming from the Serbian elite consisted of two parts: the direct critique of Tito and the Communist party of Yugoslavia through the criticism of the system up until 1980, as well as outright questioning and ridiculing Tito's actions after his death. The leading politicians in the dismantling of Tito's cult of personality were: Vladimir Dedijer, Milovan Đilas, Koča Popović and Vladimir Velebit