ðɪ aɪdˈiə əvə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd mˌæsɪdˈoʊniə ˌʌndɚ kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪst ɹˈuːl wʌz ɐbˈændənd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt wɛn ðə ɡɹˈiːk kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪsts lˈɔst ɪnðə ɡɹˈiːk sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ, ænd tˈiːɾoʊ fˈɛl ˈaʊt wɪððə sˈoʊviət jˈuːniən ænd pɹˈoʊsˈoʊviət bʌlɡˈɛɹiə.
The idea of a united Macedonia under communist rule was abandoned in 1948 when the Greek communists lost in the Greek Civil War, and Tito fell out with the Soviet Union and pro-Soviet Bulgaria.