Yugoslavia (1948-1992) (21st Century Crisis)

The People's Commonwealth of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian: Народна Заједница Југославије) was a socialist state that existed in Southern Europe between 1946 to 1992.

After the overthrow of Joseph Stalin in 1949, under Premier Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslavia entered the Warsaw Pact. Part of Tito's earlier refusal to join the Warsaw Pact and the Soviet sphere of influence was due to Stalin's contempt for Yugoslav policies, and his attempt to completely subdue Yugoslavia.

The following Soviet premier, Sergei Sedov, one of Leon Trotsky's sons, "de-Stalinized" the Soviet Union. One of these, was to liberalize Soviet control and influence on socialist countries like Yugoslavia and Bulgaria. Sedov had told the Soviets that the Yugoslavs and Bulgarians were essential allies.

Sedov had sent a call to Tito saying, "I apologized on behalf of the Soviet nation for Joseph Stalin's stupidity and idiocy. You do what you need for your country and your people, and you do what you see fit."

Sedov re-admitted Yugoslavia into Cominform,

However, Yugoslavia, along with Bulgaria, was known to be one of the most liberal states of the Warsaw Pact, attracting swaths of tourists from the west.

In addition, unlike other Warsaw Pact states, Yugoslavia funded its own military and produced its own weapons. Though its military showed heavy Soviet influence, replicating Soviet-style weapons and military principles.

In order to combat this, the Soviet government made it difficult for its citizens to migrate to either Yugoslavia or Bulgaria.

Throughout the Cold War,  Yugoslavia was known as the of the "great communist powers" of Europe, along with the Soviet Union, Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia.

In 1992, Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Herzegovina was expelled form Yugoslavia. However, SR Macedonia, SR Serbia and SR Croatia pretty much remained united. Communism would end in Yugoslavia in 1992, and would be replaced by the Commonwealth of Yugoslavia, which remained united, and along with Soviet and Bulgarian help, helped fend off the NATO invasion.