The Post World War II climate of the Balkan state of Yugoslavia was at best an unstable one. Only a charismatic leader like Tito could have united such a diverse collection of cultures. After defeating the Nazi occupation with little or no help from the Allies, " the partial assistance given by the Soviet army to the Yugoslav army in 1944-45 had no bearing on the development of events in Yugoslavia," vucinich 45 it was unclear as to what course of development Yugoslavia would take. The world held its breath and watched to see what would become of this small Balkan state. Despite a similar history shared by Serbs, Croats, and Montenegrins deeply rooted animosities, which have lead to the outbreak of all out, war in the past decade. Ten years of war have demonstrated just how deep the seeds of hate are planted in the hearts of these people. Despite their differences, the people of this land are ethnically Slavs. Given their common bond with the Soviets who are also Slavs, it was little surprise when Yugoslavia emerged as a communist state. What did surprise the world was when in 1948 Josip Tito declared Yugoslavia's break with the Soviet Union. .
As we have stated earlier, the Soviets had declared there role in the liberation of Yugoslavia was a major one when this was clearly not the case. This idea that the Soviet Union was totally responsible for the liberation of all the Balkan states during WWII was total bunk and did not sit well with the Yugoslavs. The Yugoslavians had fought hard for their freedom and had achieved it without the help of the Allies. They had their own war heroes, such as Tito, and they were not about to sheepishly fall in line behind the Soviets like the Hungarians and Bulgarians had done. .
Another reason for the split was due to the idea that the Soviets had lost sight of the guiding lights of Marxism and Leninism. Yugoslav historians were therefore put in a difficult position.
