Aleksandar Kolarov

Aleksandar Kolarov (born 1922) is a Moravskan historian and a member of the party's historical commission. He wrote the official account of the 1944 "autumn turn" and the standard party history used in schools.

Early life [edit]

Kolarov was born in a village near Branishte. He joined the partisans in 1943 and worked as a radio operator. After the war he studied history in Zaligrad and Moscow.

Official history [edit]

Kolarov joined the Institute of Party History in 1951. His History of the People's Republic has appeared in four editions. The 1971 edition is the version used in Education and Pioneers. It describes the party as "the leading force of society" and the plan as "the second front".

He is a careful writer rather than a bold one. His books avoid names, dates, and numbers that might be checked. The style is sometimes called "the safe page".

The 1976 question [edit]

Kolarov sat on the commission that reviewed Hosting a World Event. He voted for the games. In a private note, he wrote that the cost paper was "correct but impolitic". The note was found in the KORZO file on the games and is quoted in Zeitschrift.

He did not mention the B-Bottle Affair in the 1979 edition of his history. The omission is discussed in James Cornwell's 1984 report.

Later life [edit]

Kolarov retired in 1987. He lives in a state villa in Zaligrad and receives a party pension. He still writes letters to the newspapers on the correct interpretation of the 1944 turn.

See also [edit]

• Socialist Moravska
• Political System
• Education and Pioneers
• Zeitschrift