Rodoljub Colakovic
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Rodoljub Čolaković (born 1900 - died 1983) was a Bosnian Serb and Yugoslav politician.
A native of Bijeljina
, Rodoljub Čolaković joined Socialist Party of Bosnia-Herzegovina in March 1919 as a student. Later he joined Crvena pravda, left-wing terrorist organisation in assassination of Yugoslav
interior minister Milorad T. Drachkovitch. For his role in those events Čolaković received 12 years in prison. During serving of the sentence he made friends with many notable Yugoslav Communists, including Moše Pijade with whom he translated Das Kapital
and other classic texts of Marxism
to Serbo-Croatian
.
After release, Rodoljub Čolaković emigrated to Soviet Union
and later took part in Spanish Civil War
on Republican side.
This experience served him well because in 1941 he was one of the organisers of popular uprising following Axis
invasion of Yugoslavia. He was, among other things, political commissar of Partisan
detachments in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
In 1943 he was founder and first editor of Oslobođenje newspaper.
After the war he was prime minister of Bosnia-Herzegovina and served in many important government and Party positions.
He described his war activities in five volume 1955 book Zapisi iz oslobodilačkog rata (Recordings of People's Liberation War). Also, he is an author of books Kuca oplakana (House of mourning) and Kazivanja o jednom pokolenju (Memories of one generation), in which he described his revolutionary and prison experience.
He received title of People's Hero of Yugoslavia
.
A native of Bijeljina
Bijeljina
Bijeljina is a city and municipality in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The city is the second largest in the Republika Srpska entity after Banja Luka and fifth largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is situated on the flat rich plains of Semberija...
, Rodoljub Čolaković joined Socialist Party of Bosnia-Herzegovina in March 1919 as a student. Later he joined Crvena pravda, left-wing terrorist organisation in assassination of Yugoslav
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918–1941...
interior minister Milorad T. Drachkovitch. For his role in those events Čolaković received 12 years in prison. During serving of the sentence he made friends with many notable Yugoslav Communists, including Moše Pijade with whom he translated Das Kapital
Das Kapital
Das Kapital, Kritik der politischen Ökonomie , by Karl Marx, is a critical analysis of capitalism as political economy, meant to reveal the economic laws of the capitalist mode of production, and how it was the precursor of the socialist mode of production.- Themes :In Capital: Critique of...
and other classic texts of Marxism
Marxism
Marxism is an economic and sociopolitical worldview and method of socioeconomic inquiry that centers upon a materialist interpretation of history, a dialectical view of social change, and an analysis and critique of the development of capitalism. Marxism was pioneered in the early to mid 19th...
to Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian or Serbo-Croat, less commonly Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian , is a South Slavic language with multiple standards and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro...
.
After release, Rodoljub Čolaković emigrated to Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
and later took part in Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
on Republican side.
This experience served him well because in 1941 he was one of the organisers of popular uprising following Axis
Axis Powers
The Axis powers , also known as the Axis alliance, Axis nations, Axis countries, or just the Axis, was an alignment of great powers during the mid-20th century that fought World War II against the Allies. It began in 1936 with treaties of friendship between Germany and Italy and between Germany and...
invasion of Yugoslavia. He was, among other things, political commissar of Partisan
Partisans (Yugoslavia)
The Yugoslav Partisans, or simply the Partisans were a Communist-led World War II anti-fascist resistance movement in Yugoslavia...
detachments in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
In 1943 he was founder and first editor of Oslobođenje newspaper.
After the war he was prime minister of Bosnia-Herzegovina and served in many important government and Party positions.
He described his war activities in five volume 1955 book Zapisi iz oslobodilačkog rata (Recordings of People's Liberation War). Also, he is an author of books Kuca oplakana (House of mourning) and Kazivanja o jednom pokolenju (Memories of one generation), in which he described his revolutionary and prison experience.
He received title of People's Hero of Yugoslavia
People's Hero of Yugoslavia
The Order of the People's Hero was a Yugoslav gallantry medal, the second highest military award, and third overall Yugoslav decoration. It was awarded to individuals, military units, political and other organisations who distinguished themselves by extraordinary heroic deeds during war and in...
.