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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826917503321

Titolo

Soviet occupation of Romania, Hungary and Austria, 1944/45-1948/49 / / edited by Csaba Békés [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Budapest ; ; New York : , : Central European University Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

963-386-229-9

963-386-076-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource  (xii, 390 pages)

Disciplina

943.0009/044

Soggetti

Imperialism - History - 20th century

Cold War

Europe, Eastern Foreign relations Soviet Union

Soviet Union Foreign relations Europe, Eastern

Romania History 1944-1989

Hungary History 1945-1989

Austria History Allied occupation, 1945-1955

Soviet Union Territorial expansion

Soviet Union Foreign relations 1945-1991

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword -- Introduction -- Romania -- Hungary -- Austria.

Sommario/riassunto

"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. By bringing key documents together in one single volume, this book offers penetrating new insights into Soviet policies in Romania, Hungary and Austria that contributed to the origins of the Cold War"--Provided by publisher.