Hungary from the Nazis to the Soviets : the establishment of the Communist regime in Hungary, 1944-1948 / Peter Kenez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kenez, Peter.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communism.

History.

Hungary--Politics and government--1945-1989.

Hungary.

Politics and government.

Communism--Hungary--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

ix, 312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Summary:

This is the first book in a Western language to describe in detail the establishment of a Communist regime in Hungary. Hungary was the last ally of Nazi Germany, and as such suffered dreadful destruction in the course of the fighting during the last year of the war. The war discredited the political and social elite and gave opportunity for a new beginning. Early optimism in democratic circles, however, quickly dissipated. With the help of the Soviet Army, the Communists, who had negligible indigenous support, in a short time managed to destroy any organized opposition.

In this concise book, which is based on archival and other primary sources, Peter Kenez describes the methods of Communist conquest of power in one country in Eastern Europe and therefore allows us to better understand the origin of the cold war.

Contents:

Autumn, 1944

Budapest

The armistice and its consequences

Politics in a new era

Land reform

Salami tactics

Postwar retribution and pogroms

The Catholic Church

Methods of mass mobilization

Foreign relations

The case of the "Hungarian community"

Cinema

The end of the pluralist political order.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-306) and index.

ISBN:

052185766X

OCLC:

60791567

Publisher Number:

9780521857666

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