Hungary in the Cold War, 1945-1956

Between the United States and the Soviet Union
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-963-9241-80-0
Verlag: Central European University Press

Buch, Englisch, 372 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 754 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Borhi, László

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Introduction CHAPTER I We Do Not Wish to Move a Finger CHAPTER II The Myth of Democracy CHAPTER III The Communists Take Over CHAPTER IV The Merchants of the Kremlin CHAPTER V Empire by Coercion CHAPTER VI Containment, Rollback, Liberation or Inaction? Conclusion Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Borhi, László
László Borhi is the Peter A. Kadas Chair and associate professor in the Department of Central Eurasian Studies at the IU Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies.