1947 in Bulgarian-Yugoslav relations in the context of Stalins policy and international situation

The Bulgarian-Yugoslav relations in 1947, built by the Soviet Union, were part of the concept of strengthening Soviet influence in Central and Eastern Europe and in the Balkans. Stalin knew very well about the contacts between Tito and Dimitrov, about their negotiations in Bled and about signing the agreement in Euxinograd, and Stalin knew exactly and controlled all the actions of the Yugoslav and Bulgarian leaders. Although the Yugoslav Marshal Josip Broz-Tito, rising to become a main leader in the Balkan region, had a different attitude to many political issues than Stalin, and at the time of a sharpened division into East and West their ideas regarding foreign policy - Balkan - were different. At that time Tito’s foreign policy was a welcome excuse to tighten Moscow's cooperation with Yugoslavia and thereby exacerbate Soviet control over other countries, including Bulgaria. An important element of this policy was the creation of the Cominform and opposing the Marshall Plan. To illustrate this thesis, the situation in 1947 was analysed, which concerned the Bulgarian-Yugoslav relations.