Yugoslav-Soviet Union relations from the 1950s to 1970s: Examples of musical cooperation, exchange and transfer by members of UKS, SAKOJ and SOKOJ with Soviet institutions

This paper is focused on relations between Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union based on examples of musical cooperation, exchange, and cultural transfer between Yugoslav compos- ers and Soviet institutions from the 1950s to 1970s. In line with this, the authors will follow the main examples of cultural cooperation by focusing on Yugoslav composers whose music was promoted and published in the Soviet Union. Since these composers were renowned members of UKS, SAKOJ and SOKOJ (Udruženje kompozitora Srbije, Savez kompozitora Jugoslavije and Savez organizacija kompozitora Jugoslavije) – the institutions that represented, proposed, and guided their international promotion – the authors will provide a thorough analysis of the policies of these institutions regarding Yugoslav-USSR relations. The paper is based on extensive research using archival sources from the Archives of Yugoslavia, and mainly the correspondence of the Federal Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries (1953-1971) and periodicals, memoirs, and internal documentation.