Eastern Europe in 1968

Eastern Europe in 1968
Author: Kevin McDermott
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2018-05-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 3319770691
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This collection of thirteen essays examines reactions in Eastern Europe to the Prague Spring and Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. Countries covered include the Soviet Union and specific Soviet republics (Ukraine, Moldavia, the Baltic States), together with two chapters on Czechoslovakia and one each on East Germany, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Yugoslavia and Albania. The individual contributions explain why most of these communist regimes opposed Alexander Dubček’s reforms and supported the Soviet-led military intervention in August 1968, and why some stood apart. They also explore public reactions in Eastern Europe to the events of 1968, including instances of popular opposition to the crushing of the Prague Spring, expressions of loyalty to Soviet-style socialism, and cases of indifference or uncertainty. Among the many complex legacies of the East European ‘1968’ was the development of new ways of thinking about regional identity, state borders, de-Stalinisation and the burdens of the past.

Chronology of 20th Century Eastern European History

Chronology of 20th Century Eastern European History
Author: Gregory C. Ference
Publisher:
Total Pages: 530
Release: 1998-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9780788156069
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Provides the reader with a concise look at the major political, economic, and cultural events that have shaped the history of Eastern Europe from the turn of the century to the end of 1993. Covers: Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, and Romania, as well as the former countries of Czechoslovakia, East Germany, and Yugoslavia. A chapter on the former Soviet Union is also included. Each chapter begins with a overview of the history of the country and peoples prior to the 20th cent. This is followed by an annual chronological format of significant developments that is further broken down into a day-by-day format. Black and white photos.

From Warsaw to Sofia

From Warsaw to Sofia
Author: Henry Bogdan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 472
Release: 1989
Genre: History
ISBN:
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The comprehensive history of Eastern Europe. This highly readable, informed & objective work covers the political, cultural & economic history of the area -- the perfect reference for the history aficionado or for college courses. In-depth study of each of the East European nations, from their inception to the present: Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Eastern Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia. Origins of diverse Cultures & Languages; Invasions of the 2nd to 9th Centuries; Formation of Nation States; Humanism & Renaissance in the 14-15th Centuries; Domination by the Ottoman Turks, the Hapsburgs, & the Russians; Rise of Nationalism; Revolutions of 1848; The Austro-Hungarian Empire; Two World Wars; Treaties & Alliances; Stalinism; Life under Communism & the U. S. S. R.; The Hungarian Revolution of 1956, the Prague Spring & Solidarity in Poland; Gorbachev & the Reform era; The dissolution of the Iron Curtain; Also, Ethnic tensions & conflicts over national minorities; Economic problems & foreign debt; Religious persecution, anti-Semitism, Communist Party purges; Political prisoners & Human rights issues; Resistance movements; & much more. Special update insert, covering the astonishing events of late-1989 to mid-1990 in Eastern Europe.

Revolution and Change in Central and Eastern Europe

Revolution and Change in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: Minton F. Goldman
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 520
Release: 1997
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:
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A comprehensive analysis of the progress and problems of post-communist development attending to aspects of transition in the region as a whole and to specific issues in Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech and Slovak Republics, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Rumania, and Yugoslavia. Goldman (political science, Northeastern U.) diagrams the commonalities of development and the diversity of the various countries' rejection of communism, setting forth the difficulties in moving from communist monolithic authoritarianism to pluralistic democracy, coping with threats to progress and stability, and the international implications of these transitions. Paper edition (758-5), $32.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Europe

Europe
Author: Flora Lewis
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Total Pages: 600
Release: 1987
Genre: History
ISBN:
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The condition in the mid 1980's of twenty-five European countries: Britain, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, West Germany, Soviet Union, East Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia.

Ferment in Eastern Europe

Ferment in Eastern Europe
Author: Irwin Isenberg
Publisher:
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1965
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:
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A survey of current changes in Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Yugoslavia. "The articles in the first section provide historical background; those in the second and third sections outline political and economic trends and interbloc relationships. The last section considers past and present United States policy toward Eastern Europe." Preface.