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Basil Davidson

Josip Broz Tito died on May 4th, 1980. In this article from our 1980 archive, Basil Davidson reassesses the legacy of the Yugoslavian president and soldier.

Published May 4 2011

In 1945 Tito wrote. ‘We mean to make Yugoslavia both democratic and independent’. How was this possible, asks Basil Davidson, for a war-torn Communist country in a world of super-powers?

Published September 30 2001
Basil Davidson reviews a new look at Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
Published March 1 1981
by Sir Duncan Wilson
Published April 1 1980

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