Soviet occupation of Romania, Hungary and Austria, 1944/45-1948/49 edited by Csaba Békés [und viele andere]

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Békés, Csaba., Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imperialism--History--20th century.

Imperialism.

Cold War.

Europe, Eastern--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.

Europe, Eastern.

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--Europe, Eastern.

Soviet Union.

Romania--History--1944-1989.

Romania.

Hungary--History--1945-1989.

Hungary.

Austria--History--Allied occupation, 1945-1955.

Austria.

Soviet Union--Territorial expansion.

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--1945-1991.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 390 pages)

Place of Publication:

Budapest New York Central European University Press 2015

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book compares the various aspects - political, military economic - of Soviet occupation in Austria, Hungary and Romania. Using documents found in Austrian, Hungarian, Romanian and Russian archives the authors argue that the nature of Soviet foreign policy has been misunderstood. Existing literature has focused on the Soviet foreign policy from a political perspective; when and why Stalin made the decision to introduce Bolshevik political systems in the Soviet sphere of influence. This book will show that the Soviet conquest of East-Central Europe had an imperial dimension as well and allowed the Soviet Union to use the territory it occupied as military and economic space. The final dimension of the book details the tragically human experiences of Soviet occupation: atrocities, rape, plundering and deportations.

Contents:

Foreword

Introduction

Romania

Hungary

Austria.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789633860762

9633860768

9781003721987

OCLC:

918967565