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The Politics of Translation in Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1952

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This chapter investigates translation policy in Yugoslavia between 1945 and 1952. These were the years in which the country first conformed to the Soviet model, and then, following the breakdown in relations between Stalin and Tito in 1948, began gradually but significantly to open up to the West seeking for a third way between the West and the East. These policies also affected the broader ideological and cultural dimensions, creating an environment that had not been seen before. In this situation, translation played a leading role: from being a mere reflection of totalitarian Soviet ideology, translation practice after 1948 rose to become an emblem of the cultural and ideological experimentalism in Yugoslavia in those years.

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Leto, M.R. (2022). The Politics of Translation in Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1952. In: Rundle, C., Lange, A., Monticelli, D. (eds) Translation Under Communism. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79664-8_7

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