Hungary in the Cold War, 1945-1956 : : Between the United States and the Soviet Union / / László Borhi.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Central European University Press eBook-Package 2013-1998
• VerfasserIn: Borhi, László,
• Place / Publishing House: Budapest ;, New York : : Central European University Press, , [2022]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (372 p.)

Based on new archival evidence, examines Soviet Empire building in Hungary and the American response to it. Hungary was not important enough to resist the Soviets, its democratic opposition failed to win American sympathy, the US simply had no leverage over the Soviets, who sacrificed cooperation with the West for a closed sphere in Eastern Europe. The imposition of a Stalinist regime assured Hungary's unconditional loyalty to Soviet imperial needs. Unlike the GDR, Eastern Europe was never considered a bargaining chip for bettering relations with the West. The book analyzes why, given all its idealism and power, the US failed even in its minimal aims concerning the states of Eastern Europe. Eventually both powers pursued power politics: the Soviets in a naked form, the US subtly, but both with little regard for the fate of Hungarians.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER I. WE DO NOT WISH TO MOVE A FINGER -- CHAPTER II. THE MYTH OF DEMOCRACY -- CHAPTER III. THE COMMUNISTS TAKE OVER -- CHAPTER IV. THE MERCHANTS OF THE KREMLIN -- CHAPTER V. EMPIRE BY COERCION -- CHAPTER VI. CONTAINMENT, ROLLBACK, LIBERATION OR INACTION? -- CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX