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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784834103321

Autore

Mevius Martin

Titolo

Agents of Moscow : the Hungarian Communist Party and the origins of socialist patriotism, 1941-1953 / / Martin Mevius

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Clarendon Press

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-383-04177-6

1-280-75791-4

0-19-151527-2

1-4237-8676-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 296 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Oxford historical monographs

Disciplina

324.2439075

Soggetti

Patriotism - Hungary

Hungary Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-286) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Illustrations; Notes on Hungarian Pronunciation; Abbreviations; Introduction: The Heroes' Gate; 1. Communism and Nationalism (1848-1941); 2. Agents of Moscow (1941-1944); 3. The Policy of National Unity and the Soviet Factor (Autumn 1944-Spring 1945); 4. The Legacy of 1919 and Left-Wing Radicalism (Autumn 1944-Spring 1945); 5. The Heirs of Kossuth, Petofi and Táncsics (December 1944-January 1945); 6. The Only True Party of Hungarian National Interests (March-November 1945); 7. Conflicting National Policies (1945-1947); 8. Salami Tactics and National Unity (1945-1947)

9. The Cult of the Martyrs (1945-1947) 10. The Cominform and the Nationalist Errors of The MKP (1947-1949); 11. Socialist Patriotism (1949-1953); Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

After 1945, state patriotism of communist regimes in Eastern Europe was characterized by the widespread use of national symbols. In communist Hungary the party (MKP) widely celebrated national holidays, national heroes, erected national statues, and employed national street names. Martin Mevius' pioneering study examines the origins of this socialist patriotism, how it had become the self image of



party and state by 1953, and why the MKP never rid itself of the label 'agents of. Moscow'.