
Underground Streams
National-Conservatives after World War II in Communist Hungary and Eastern Europe
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Underground Streams
National-Conservatives after World War II in Communist Hungary and Eastern Europe
About this book
The authors of this edited volume address the hidden attraction that existed between the extremes of left and right, and of internationalism and nationalism under the decades of communist dictatorship in Eastern Europe. One might suppose that under the suppressive regimes based on leftist ideology and internationalism their right-wing opponents would have been defeated and ultimately removed. These essays, on the other hand, recount the itinerary of survival and revival of "right-wing" thought and activities under communist dictatorship. Resistance and accommodation are explored in the various phases from the Stalinist era to the demise of the Soviet Bloc, with the continuity provided by tacit or concealed right-wing discourses receiving particular consideration. The Eastern European right, both in its conservative and fascist version, centered on nationalism, a legitimizing factor that increased with the downfall of the regimes, and the authors thus accord nationalism special attention.
Two documentary sources for these essays that stand out are files of the security services and the exceptionally rich Oral History Archive compiled by the 1956 Institute in Budapest, Hungary.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Underground Streams: National-Conservatives after World War II in Communist Hungary and Eastern Europe
- Part One: The Right-Wing Tradition in Eastern Europe after 1945
- Part Two: Right-Wing Enemies through the Lens of State Security
- Part Three: Personal Life Paths and Strategies
- List of Contributors
- Index
- Back cover