Towards the end of the 70s, punk made an impact on the cultural and social image of Yugoslavia, following the example from the United Kingdom. It represented the alternative form of music and collective thought, as well as became the basis for the creation of a punk subculture in Yugoslavia. The League of Communists of Yugoslavia had carefully observed the punk movement and later persecuted it with the help of the repressive state apparatus. As the result of this, it caused the Nazi-punk affair, which further worsened the role of punk and provoked even greater disapproval. Politically and socially, punk was initially unacceptable and the general attitude towards it was rejection. The purpose of this thesis is to research how punk transitioned from the initial rejection to a later acceptance and how it was affected by the social and political circumstances of the self-governing Socialism.
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