| Portion of title |
Hungary under communism, 1949-1956 |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. The political system -- 2. Social and economic transformation -- 3. Terror -- 4. Communists killing one another -- 5. Education and culture -- 6. Hungary and the death of Stalin -- 7. The new course -- 8. Counter-reforms -- 9. The Twentieth Party Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union -- 10. The summer of 1956 -- 11. Revolution in the air -- 12. Twelve days of freedom -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract |
"Before the Uprising examines the specific social, economic, political, and intellectual characteristics of a totalitarian country. Throughout the volume, Peter Kenez questions what the necessary components of totalitarianism are: whether it is a complete state control of the economy, a personality cult of the leader, or a specific type of propaganda organization. By describing the totalitarianism of the past, this volume shows what we can learn for the present, and what to expect from the emerging autocracies of the future."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Abstract |
The years of 1949-1956 could be described as the gloomiest in modern Hungarian history, as the country's population lived under vicious totalitarian leadership. Eventually, the regime began to disintegrate, leading to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution--a critical moment in the history of the Cold War. But why did this revolution occur in Hungary, rather than any other countries in the Soviet bloc? Before the Uprising examines the specific social, economic, political, and intellectual characteristics of a totalitarian country. Throughout the volume, Peter Kenez questions what the necessary components of totalitarianism are: whether it is a complete state control of the economy, a personality cult of the leader, or a specific type of propaganda organization. By describing the totalitarianism of the past, this volume show[s] what can learn for the present, and what to expect from the emerging autocracies of the future. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-273) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Kenez, Peter. Before the uprising Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022 9781009180443 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2022024071 |
| ISBN | 9781009180429 |
| ISBN | 1009180428 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
