Hungary In The Cold War 1945 1956

Author : László Borhi
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2004-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9786155053948

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Hungary in the Cold War, 1945-1956 by László Borhi Pdf

Based on new archival evidence, examines Soviet Empire building in Hungary and the American response to it. Hungary was not important enough to resist the Soviets, its democratic opposition failed to win American sympathy, the US simply had no leverage over the Soviets, who sacrificed cooperation with the West for a closed sphere in Eastern Europe. The imposition of a Stalinist regime assured Hungary's unconditional loyalty to Soviet imperial needs. Unlike the GDR, Eastern Europe was never considered a bargaining chip for bettering relations with the West. The book analyzes why, given all its idealism and power, the US failed even in its minimal aims concerning the states of Eastern Europe. Eventually both powers pursued power politics: the Soviets in a naked form, the US subtly, but both with little regard for the fate of Hungarians.

Author : László Borhi,László Barkóczi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Hungary
ISBN : OCLC:750509572

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Hungary in the Cold War, 1945-1956 by László Borhi,László Barkóczi Pdf

Author : Louis Archard
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781526708045

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Hungarian Uprising by Louis Archard Pdf

When the world held its breath It is more than 25 years since the end of the Cold War. It began over 75 years ago, in 1944 long before the last shots of the Second World War had echoed across the wastelands of Eastern Europe with the brutal Greek Civil War. The battle lines are no longer drawn, but they linger on, unwittingly or not, in conflict zones such as Syria, Somalia and Ukraine. In an era of mass-produced AK-47s and ICBMs, one such flashpoint was Hungary Soviet troops had occupied Hungary in 1945 as they pushed towards Germany and by 1949 the country was ruled by a communist government that towed the Soviet line. Resentment at the system eventually boiled over at the end of October 1956. Protests erupted on the streets of Budapest and, as the violence spread, the government fell and was replaced by a new, more moderate regime. However, the intention of the new government to withdraw from the Warsaw Pact and declare neutrality in the Cold War proved just too much for Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev.Soviet forces had intervened at the beginning of events to help the former regime keep order but were withdrawn at the end of October, only to return in November and quell the uprising with blunt force. Thousands were arrested, many of whom were imprisoned and more than 300 executed. An estimated 200,000 fled Hungary as refugees. Despite advocating a policy of rolling back Soviet influence, the US and other western powers were helpless to stop the suppression of the uprising, which marked a realization that the Cold War in Europe had reached a stalemate.

Author : Csaba Békés
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Cold War
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111198003

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The 1956 Hungarian Revolution and World Politics by Csaba Békés Pdf

Author : Csaba Békés,Malcolm Byrne,M. János Rainer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 670 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111864281

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The 1956 Hungarian Revolution by Csaba Békés,Malcolm Byrne,M. János Rainer Pdf

This book tells the story of the Hungarian Revolution in 120 original documents, ranging from the minutes of the first meeting of Khrushchev with Hungarian bosses after Stalin's death in 1953 to Yeltsin's declaration made in 1992. The majority of the material appears in English for the first time.

Author : M. János Rainer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Hungary
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112331686

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The New Course in Hungary in 1953 by M. János Rainer Pdf

Author : François Doppler
Publisher : VDM Publishing
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 3639215869

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Somewhere in Europe by François Doppler Pdf

On the span of European countries defeated by the Allies, Hungary's position changed according to its political relations with the Soviet Union. American public opinion, attentive to what was happening in Central Europe in the 1950s, acquired its information through the US press (both newspapers and periodicals), as well as in literature and cinema. After a brief overview of the Magyar presence in the USA from the 1848 Freedom Fighters to the Second World War, the author questions the evolution of the cultural influence of Hungary in the United States at the beginning of the Cold War. It aims at showing that a cultural explanation also exists for the non-intervention of the US military forces during the October 1956 uprising. It eventually questions the accuracy of the image of Hungary in the United States.

Author : Victor Sebestyen
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Hungary
ISBN : UCSC:32106018613296

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Twelve Days by Victor Sebestyen Pdf

On the 50th anniversary of an important battle of the Cold War, this account incorporates previously unreleased Hungiarian and Soviet documents, the author's family's diaries, and eyewitness testimony. 16-page photo insert.

Author : Csaba Békés
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469667492

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Hungary's Cold War by Csaba Békés Pdf

In this magisterial and pathbreaking work, Csaba Bekes shares decades of his research to provide a sweeping examination of Hungary's international relations with both the Soviet Bloc and the West from the end of World War II to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Unlike many studies of the global Cold War that focus on East-West relationships—often from the vantage point of the West—Bekes grounds his work in the East, drawing on little-used, non-English sources. As such, he offers a new and sweeping Cold War narrative using Hungary as a case study, demonstrating that the East-Central European states have played a much more important role in shaping both the Soviet bloc's overall policy and the East-West relationship than previously assumed. Similarly, he shows how the relationship between Moscow and its allies, as well as among the bloc countries, was much more complex than it appeared to most observers in the East and the West alike.

Author : Csaba Békés,Csaba B?k's
Publisher : East European Monographs
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0880337001

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Cold War, Détente, Revolution by Csaba Békés,Csaba B?k's Pdf

The author revisits the origins of the Cold War, the German question and the role of the Marshall Plan in the division of Europe as well as the still much debated process of the Sovietization of east-central Europe. He argues that the ongoing détente process, lasted from 1953 until 1991. He also introduces a novel typology for the crises of the Cold War, distinguishing real and pseudo crises, explaining that some of the most spectacular crises of the era, including the Hungarian revolution of 1956 were in reality not genuine East--West conflicts.

Author : Tibor Glant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Hungary
ISBN : UOM:39015069036609

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Remember Hungary, 1956 by Tibor Glant Pdf

Consisting of five essays examining the American portrayal of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, this title examines depictions in the New York Times, history, textbooks, fiction, prose, art, and memoirs of diplomats.

Author : Árpád von Klimó
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781315397405

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Hungary since 1945 by Árpád von Klimó Pdf

Lying on the political fault line between East and West for the past seventy-five years, the significance of Hungary in geopolitical terms has far outweighed the modest size of its population. This book charts the main events of these tumultuous decades including the 1956 Uprising, the end of Hungarian communism, entry into the European Union and the rise to power of Viktor Orbán and the national-conservative ruling party Fidesz.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Communism
ISBN : OCLC:1229814963

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1956 by Anonim Pdf

Author : László Borhi
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2004-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9789633862285

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Hungary in the Cold War, 1945-1956 by László Borhi Pdf

Based on new archival evidence, examines Soviet Empire building in Hungary and the American response to it. Hungary was not important enough to resist the Soviets, its democratic opposition failed to win American sympathy, the US simply had no leverage over the Soviets, who sacrificed cooperation with the West for a closed sphere in Eastern Europe. The imposition of a Stalinist regime assured Hungary's unconditional loyalty to Soviet imperial needs. Unlike the GDR, Eastern Europe was never considered a bargaining chip for bettering relations with the West. The book analyzes why, given all its idealism and power, the US failed even in its minimal aims concerning the states of Eastern Europe. Eventually both powers pursued power politics: the Soviets in a naked form, the US subtly, but both with little regard for the fate of Hungarians.

Author : Terry Cox
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135218058

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Hungary 1956 by Terry Cox Pdf

This collection of new articles offers a retrospective view of the events of the 1956 revolution in Hungary, the consequences they have had for Hungary's political development since, and the significance of 1956 in current Hungarian politics. Different articles draw on the findings of various kinds of research, including work in documentary and archival collections that have only recently been opened up, sociological survey research, and in some cases, on personal reminiscences as well.