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Hungary in the Cold War, 1945-1956
Between the United States and the Soviet Union
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Artikel-Nr:
9789633861400
Veröffentl:
2023
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
15.01.2023
Seiten:
370
Autor:
László Borhi
Gewicht:
536 g
Format:
229x152x20 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
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.
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.