Failed Illusions Moscow, Washington, Budapest, and the 1956 Hungarian Revolt

Name: Failed Illusions Moscow, Washington, Budapest, and the 1956 Hungarian Revolt
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ISBN: 9780804759649

ISBN-10: 0804759642

ISBN-13: 9780804759649

Edition: 2006

Authors: Charles Gati

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The 1956 Hungarian revolution, and its suppression by the U.S.S.R., was a key event in the cold war, demonstrating deep dissatisfaction with both the communist system and old-fashioned Soviet imperialism. But now, fifty years later, the simplicity of this David and Goliath story should be revisited, according to Charles Gati's new history of the revolt. Denying neither Hungarian heroism nor Soviet brutality,Failed Illusionsnevertheless modifies our picture of what happened. Imre Nagy, a reform communist who headed the revolutionary government and turned into a genuine patriot, could not rise to the occasion by steering a realistic course between his people’s demands and Soviet geopolitical…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 2/6/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Series Preface


Preface to the Paperback Edition



Introduction to the Argument



The Inadvertent Revolutionary



Washington and Budapest before the Explosion



Moscow and Budapest before the Explosion



The Revolt That Failed



The Revolt That Did Not Have to Fail



Epilogue: Memories Repressed and Recovered


Acknowledgments


Selected Bibliography


Index