The "New Class" uses the language of the proletariat to justify its own self-preservation and suppression of the masses. Why the "Nova Klasa PDF" Remains Relevant
This elite group uses its monopoly on power to secure privileges—better housing, luxury goods, and immunity—at the expense of the working class they claim to represent. Stifled Society:
Written by Milovan Djilas, a Yugoslav communist politician and theorist, in 1957, "The New Class" is a critical analysis of the rise of a new ruling class in socialist Yugoslavia. Djilas, who was a close associate of Josip Broz Tito, argues that a new bureaucratic class had emerged in Yugoslavia, which had supplanted the old bourgeoisie.
As Djilas climbed the highest rungs of power, he noticed a disturbing trend. While the revolution promised a classless society, he saw the Communist Party elite becoming a "New Class" of privileged bureaucrats. The Privilege