Titoism

At 86, Tito still rules The opening date had been chosen with care: exactly 30 years after fiercely independent Yugoslavia was expelled from Joseph Stalin's Cominform for what became known as "Titoism."

It has often been suggested that a Communist Viet Nam could practice a kind of Asian Titoism.

But after Stalin denounced Titoism, Behrendt became disillusioned.

In the Soviet lexicon, "Titoism" became a synonym for treason.

For another, Russia and China were still united, and while this made them a formidable enemy, it also made them easier to cope with in the American mind; there was little thought then of "building bridges" to Communist nations or of betting on Titoism in Asia.