In Yugoslavia all deposits were blocked at one point. You couldn't withdraw your own money from the bank. So, it's not the same which country are you living in.
I'd keep my long-term savings in a foreign bank, so the authorities could at most get my grocery and rent money (still bad, but not quite as devastating). If foreign bank was not an option, I'd just keep my money in the proverbial matress - in fact, that was a common option for saving in communist Poland (US dollars stored at home).