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In spite of its small size, the Hungarian Communist party (HCP),
founded in the fall of 1918, has played an important role both in
Hungary's national history and in the international communist
movement. Hungary, which was the only soviet republic other than
the ephemeral Bavarian soviet republic to exist outside the USSR,
lasted five months during the critical period of the Paris Peace
Conference. The "veterans" of the Hungarian soviet republic, like
Bela Kun, Georg Lukacs, and Eugen Varga, later held important posts
in the Comintern and in the international Communist press. In the
Stalinist era, the HCP distinguished itself by excessive zeal in
the application of "integral Stalinism" in foreign policy (e.g.,
anti-Titoism), the economy, and political life (e.g., the Rajk and
Kadar trials). However, the 1956 revolution was engineered by the
revisionist communist intelligentsia and by such revisionist party
leaders as Imre Nagy. Finally, in spite of its repressive role
after the revolution, in the 1970s under Janos Kadar the HCP
introduced a new system of "liberalism" and economic reform.
In spite of its small size, the Hungarian Communist party (HCP),
founded in the fall of 1918, has played an important role both in
Hungary's national history and in the international communist
movement. Hungary, which was the only soviet republic other than
the ephemeral Bavarian soviet republic to exist outside the USSR,
lasted five months during the critical period of the Paris Peace
Conference. The "veterans" of the Hungarian soviet republic, like
Bela Kun, Georg Lukacs, and Eugen Varga, later held important posts
in the Comintern and in the international Communist press. In the
Stalinist era, the HCP distinguished itself by excessive zeal in
the application of "integral Stalinism" in foreign policy (e.g.,
anti-Titoism), the economy, and political life (e.g., the Rajk and
Kadar trials). However, the 1956 revolution was engineered by the
revisionist communist intelligentsia and by such revisionist party
leaders as Imre Nagy. Finally, in spite of its repressive role
after the revolution, in the 1970s under Janos Kadar the HCP
introduced a new system of "liberalism" and economic reform.
An in-depth analysis of the changes in the Hungarian Communist
Party, the difficulties it experienced during the early stages, its
development and internal structure, as well as its relationship
with Moscow and the Komintern. It also treats of the well-known
personalities of the party, including Bela Kun, Georg Lucacs,
Matyas Rakosi, Laszlo Rajk, Imre Nagy and Janos Kadar. The
translation also features a specially written preface, which
up-dates events to 1989, including the death of Janos Kadar and the
effects of "glasnost."
This book offers a comprehensive thousand-year history of the land, people, society, culture and economy of Hungary, from its nebulous origins in the Ural Mountains to the 1988 elections. It tells above all the thrilling story of a people who became a great power in the region and then fought against--and were invaded by--Ottomans, Germans and Soviets. The Hungarian people preserved nevertheless a continuous individuality through their Ural-born language and a specifically Hungaro-European culture.
This book offers a comprehensive thousand-year history of the land, people, society, culture and economy of Hungary, from its nebulous origins in the Ural Mountains to the 1988 elections. It tells above all the thrilling story of a people who became a great power in the region and then fought against--and were invaded by--Ottomans, Germans and Soviets. The Hungarian people preserved nevertheless a continuous individuality through their Ural-born language and a specifically Hungaro-European culture.
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