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Collection of articles, essays, documents, and statistical data selected from the 1st six issues of Studies for a new central Europe, 1963-69.
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Collection of articles, essays, documents, and statistical data selected from the 1st six issues of Studies for a new central Europe, 1963-69.
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Collection of articles, essays, documents, and statistical data selected from the 1st six issues of Studies for a new central Europe, 1963-69.
Jaap Scholten travelled extensively in Romania and Hungary and sought out the few remaining aristocrats who experienced the night of 3 March 1949. He spoke to people who survived the Romanian Gulag and met the youngest generation of the once distinguished aristocracy to talk about the restitution of assets and about the future.
In 1956, at the time of the Hungarian Revolution, Kopacsi was police chief in Budapest. He had fought in the anti-Nazi Resistance and welcomed the Soviet Army. Purges in the police forces during the early 1950s eventually led him to question Soviet motives. He and seven other leaders were tried and sentenced to long prison terms. This fascinating insider’s account adds a new dimension to Hungary’s history.
The nations and peoples of Eastern Europe – war-torn, divided, strife-ridden and subjected to persecution from both East and West – yet enduring with remarkable resilience, preserving distinct cultures and traditions while struggling to advance in a modern world.