Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xxvi, 258 pages)
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illustrations
Edition:
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2020 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Edition:
Also issued in print
ISBN:
9780755620500
Series Statement:
Communist lives 2
Uniform Title:
Nagy Imre
Content:
István Deák: Preface -- Abbreviations for Institutions, Parties and Party Organs -- Introduction to the English edition -- I Beginnings -- II To Remain a Communist -- III Fifteen Years in Moscow -- IV Forced March to Socialism -- V Up the Ladder -- VI The New Course -- VII Victory and Defeat -- VIII In Opposition -- IX Revolution -- X Endgame -- XI November Fourth -- XII Verdict -- XIII Facing Death-Alone -- XIV The Legacy -- XV Post mortem -- XVI Resurrection -- Notes -- A Note on Archival Resources -- Glossary of Persons -- Select Bibliography -- Index of Personal Names.
Content:
"After nearly three decades of dutiful service to the Communist Party, Imre Nagy led the popular uprising against the Soviet authorities during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Two years later he was disgraced and executed. How did the formerly loyal Party servant become one of its most ardent critics? How did he reconcile his own beliefs with the demands of the Party for so long - and what finally drove him to take a stand? And how should we understand his legacy for the modern democracy of Hungary? This definitive biography of the Communist leader traces his life from his conventional, petty bourgeois childhood in south-west Hungary, through his tremendous political achievements and ultimate dramatic failure. The first complete portrait of this complex and contradictory figure, Imre Nagy is vividly brought to life as an enigmatic figure whose actions shaped Hungary's destiny in 1956 and ever since."--Bloomsbury publishing
Note:
Originally published in Hungarian under title: Nagy Imre. Budapest : Vince Kiadó, c2002
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-251) and index
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Also issued in print.
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781845119591
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9780755620500
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