“Death to Fascism, Freedom to the People!” ( Serbohorv. Smrt fašizmu, sloboda narodu! the motto of the Yugoslav partisans who fought against the fascist invaders during the Second World War . Also often quoted in post-war Yugoslavia. [1] Sometimes shortened to the abbreviation SFS .
History
In August 1941, an article with a similar title appeared in the Croatian newspaper Vjesnik , which was published among the partisans. However, real glory came to this expression only on May 22, 1942 , when the fascists carried out the execution of Stepan Filipovich . Shortly before the execution, the photographer managed to make a frame in which Stepan Filipovic, raising his fists up, shouted curses at the Nazis and Chetniks and uttered the words "Death to Fascism, Freedom to the People!" Later, similar phrases were used by Bulgarian partisans who fought against fascism.
Description
During the war, it was with this greeting that the majority of the members of the anti-fascist movement in Yugoslavia began their communication, both in official and unofficial settings. As a rule, the first person raised his clenched fist and uttered “Death to Fascism!”, The second repeated his gesture and answered “Freedom to the people!”.
Notes
- ↑ Biography of Josip Broz Tito
- ↑ Sinclair, Upton; Sagarin, Edward; Teichnerhe, Albert; Cry for Justice: An Anthology of the Literature of Social Protest p. 438; L. Stuart, 1963.