Opportunities for Political, Cultural and Social Resistance: The Polish and Hungarian Examples Cover Image

A politikai, kulturális és társadalmi ellenállás lehetőségei. A lengyel és a magyar példa
Opportunities for Political, Cultural and Social Resistance: The Polish and Hungarian Examples

Author(s): Miklós Mitrovits
Subject(s): Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Bölcsészettudományi Kutatóközpont Történettudományi Intézet

Summary/Abstract: The study outlines the main events of the political changes in Poland and Hungary after 1956 that influenced the possibilities of social resistance. It highlights the differences that existed within the socialist camp between the domestic policies of certain countries and the different paths they followed. As a result, Poland and Hungary developed fundamentally dissimilar political and social environments for resistance. On the other hand, the study sheds light on the relationship between Polish and Hungarian opposition groups, despite the divergent progresses. It also reveals that not only the Hungarian but also the Polish opposition is heterogeneous, ideologically and culturally divided the same way as the Hungarian one. The study is an attempt to write a parallel and entangled history of socialist countries.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 5-23
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Hungarian
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