Milovan Djilas Nova Klasa.pdf Jun 2026

The book analyzes how communist regimes, despite their internationalist rhetoric, inevitably revert to extreme nationalism. Đilas correctly predicted that national interests would eventually fracture the monolithic communist bloc, a prediction borne out by the Sino-Soviet split and Yugoslavia's break from Stalin. 4. Impact and Historical Legacy

Because Djilas wasn’t just talking about Yugoslavia. His model of the "New Class" has become the standard lens for analyzing post-Soviet oligarchs, Chinese party-state capitalism, and even bureaucratic welfare states. Milovan Djilas Nova Klasa.pdf

The impact of The New Class was immediate and explosive. Published in 1957 in the United States by Praeger, it was the first time a high-ranking Communist official had publicly analyzed and condemned the system from within. The book analyzes how communist regimes, despite their

While the state technically owns the property and industries on behalf of "the people," the bureaucracy exercises absolute control over it. Đilas noted that ownership is defined by the power to use, enjoy, and dispose of property. Because the party bureaucracy controls national wealth, they are the de facto owners. Impact and Historical Legacy Because Djilas wasn’t just