During Stalin’s reign, Yugoslavia was one of the many satellites states under the control of the Soviet Union. The most important factors that led Yugoslavia from Soviet control were the revolutionary Yugoslavian leader Josip Tito. He was able to liberate Yugoslavia from Soviet control with his reputation of a great military leader during World War II, his revolutionary approach against the Soviets, and his uneasy alliance with the Western world, while maintaining a Communist ideology. Tito’s leading role in the liberation in Yugoslavia not only gained him international recognition, but also united all ethnic based states of Yugoslavia into one.
The friction that led to the ultimate split of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union had many causes, many of which can be eventually linked to Tito's regional focus and his refusal to accept Moscow as the supreme Communist authority. Seeing that Yugoslavia could not be liberated from Soviet Rule through diplomatic means, Tito sought a more revolutionary approach and steered to a more independent course. Of course, tensions would begin to increase after several unauthorized events cause by Tito, which would draw the attention of Stalin.
Several interesting approaches that Tito began to start the independent course of Yugoslavia was the deployment of his troops among several Eastern European countries and his refusal to attend several important Soviet political meetings. One particular approach was Tito’s deployment of troops in Albania to prevent the civil conflict in Greece from spreading into neighboring countries (including Yugoslavia), carried out without consulting the Soviets, and had greatly angered Stalin. Stalin was also enraged by Tito's aspirations to merge Yugoslavia with Bulgaria...
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