The Economic Policy of the Hungarian Communist Party between 1945 and 1946
The Economic Policy of the Hungarian Communist Party between 1945 and 1946

Summary/Abstract: With the careful examination of available postwar documents of the Communist Party, this paper aims to present the measures taken by the Hungarian Communist Party in 1945 and 1946 to influence Hungary’s economic policy. In the aforementionedperiod, the Hungarian Communists devised long-term plans for a gradual takeover ofpolitical power in Hungary while enjoying the support of the Soviets. The HungarianCommunist leadership tried to create an economic policy that would make the Partyitself an integral factor in the stabilization process and thus secure its place in thehighest echelons of political power in Hungary. From the beginning, the MKP’s highestpriorities were to acquire key political positions and to weaken and disintegrate existingsocial and political structures. In order to execute this plan, the Hungarian CommunistParty created various “instruments” such as the Supreme Economic Council, which wassecretly co-ordinated by the State Policy Department of the Hungarian Communist Party.

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