The essay aims to analyse the “Adriatic communism” policy implemented in the period from
World War II to the eve of the schism between Stalin and Tito in 1948, with the subsequent rift in
relations between Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union and the expulsion of Belgrade from the socialist
camp. The essay focuses on the figure of Vittorio Vidali, an Italian communist leader (born in
Muggia, near Trieste) with a long and prominent militant role in the Soviet intelligence services as
evidenced by his involvement in various events both in Europe and the United States.
