How Tito was arrested in Russia, and why he did not like Stalin

“You know that from the very beginning Tito was not the right man for Stalin to see him at the helm of Yugoslavia, for some reasons perhaps Tito had good connections with Great Britain, some say he had learned English from the pre-war intelligence service”, Bondarev explains.

In an interview for one of the previous publications in “Kurir”, Bondarev spoke of why there was a division between Stalin and Tito in 1948, but also concerning his earlier relations with the Soviet Union.

Asked how Tito was captured in World War I and what he did in Russian prisons in early 20s, Bondarev says he “preferred to talk about how he suspected he was captured by the Cherquez, reports “Kurir”, the Periscopi broadcast.

“After studying documents, it was found that the Cherquez had not been caught, but Tito was captured by the Mannerheim Command units. He is later injured, and placed in a hospital at the Swiyagesk Orthodox monastery in present - day Tatarstan. And after all this time, he was located on the outskirts of Russia, in the majority regions of the non-Russian population”, Bondarev said, adding that Tito went to Petersburg, where he intended to cross the Finnish Soviet border to flee. But he was taken, and imprisoned by Peter in the castle of Paul, where he was released with much difficulty.

If we were to judge only for facts, the largest Russian city Tito saw during his stay in Russia was Omsk, and was not far from the capital. ”

Tito has always been totally indifferent to religious issues. He was not a casual atheist - neither in his youth nor in his mature age. He, when he came to power as Communists, committed anti-religious propaganda. Tito was just too pragmatic./Periscopi/