Dezgheţ-pe vremuri la Praga
The Thaw – Once, in Prague
Author(s): Antonin J. LiehmSubject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Institutul Cultural Român
Keywords: Louis XIV; Montesquieu; D’Alembert; Holbach; Diderot; Human Rights Declaration; French Revolution; Count Malesherbes; Stalin; modern totalitarian state; despotism; fascism; USSR – second world power; France; Hungary – 1956 revolts; Poland – antic-mmunist
Summary/Abstract: How can be explained the present cultural desert as compared to the cultural fervor of the 60s under the communist regime? The accent lies mainly on the second pat of the comparison, which , in the communist context as it is embedded in the conscience of the younger generation, cannot be fully understood. The author compares the 60s in Czechoslovakia with the period of the French Revolution and the post-Stalinist era.
Journal: Lettre Internationale - Ediţia română
- Issue Year: 2008
- Issue No: 64
- Page Range: 103-104
- Page Count: 1
- Language: Romanian