Földreformok a II. világháború után Közép- és Kelet-Európában
Land Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe after World War II

Summary/Abstract: The present study examines the land reforms in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe after 1944 in a chronological order. In each case it looks at the social groups which in any given country were deprived of their landed wealth. It aims to establish which national groups alongside the Germans were treated as war criminals, and whether the church and the wealthy peasantry lost land in the same way as did the nobility and the aristocracy. The analysis also covers the question of whether the reform affected only the arable or the supplies, equipment and buildings as well. Looking at the side of the beneficiaries, the main question is which groups within the peasantry were favored when land was distributed: can a positive discrimination be detected in favor of the landless agrarian employees? Examination of average allotments reveal the regional differences. The study also investigates the question of whether the distributed land became private property or long-term lease, or was transformed immediately into state ownership. Finally, attention is paid to those who carried out the distribution of land, and to the question of whether the claimants themselves took part in the process.

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