Snažan eho brionski: Odjeci Brionskog plenuma u Bosni i Hercegovini 1966. godine

The author proves that it was not just a personal conflict between Tito and Ranković, but a fateful turning point:

• the end of Serbian-centralist domination in the federation

• the weakening of the repressive apparatus and the opening towards more liberal reforms

• the beginning of the end of unitarian YugoslaviaKey moments described in the book:

• the affair of wiretapping Tito in his residence on Brioni ("bugs" discovered in May 1966)

• the internal struggle at the top: Kardelj and the Slovenian-Kravat bloc against Ranković's "Belgrade lobby"

• a massive purge in the security services (over 2,000 officers dismissed

• the constitutional amendments of 1967–1968, which gave the republics greater autonomy

• the awakening of national movements (Croatian Spring, Kosovo protests in 1968)Duranović claims that

The Brioni plenum was a "second historical NO" – this time not to Stalin, but to domestic Stalinism and Serbian hegemonism. Without the fall of Ranković, there would have been no economic reforms in 1965, no constitutional changes in 1974, and no subsequent strengthening of nationalisms that tore the country apart in the 1990s.

The book brings together previously unknown transcripts of the session, testimonies of surviving participants, and archival documents from Slovenian and Croatian funds. “A Strong Echo of Brioni” shows that 1966 was the year when Yugoslavia chose between further centralization and federal democratization – and chose the latter, but with a whole series of unforeseen consequences.