The Invisible Shining : : The Cult of Mátyás Rákosi in Stalinist Hungary, 19451956 / / Balazs Apor.
This book offers a detailed analysis of the construction, reception, and eventual decline of the cult of the Hungarian Communist Party Secretary, Mátyás Rákosi, one of the most striking examples of orchestrated adulation in the Soviet bloc. While his cult never approached the magnitude of that of St...
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Apor, Balazs, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Invisible Shining : The Cult of Mátyás Rákosi in Stalinist Hungary, 19451956 / Balazs Apor. Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, [2017] ©2017 1 online resource (416 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I. The Construction Of The Cult -- 1. The Chronology of Cult Construction (1925–1953) -- 2. The Institutions and Agents of Cult Construction -- 3. “The Biography is a Very Serious Issue”: The Role of Biographies in Constructing the Rákosi Cult -- 4. “He Was Created by a Thousand Years”: Nationalism and the Leader Cult -- 5. “Comrade Rákosi Lives with Us”: The Visual and the Spatial Aspects of the Rákosi Cult -- II. Responses To The Cult’S Expansion -- 6. “Love for Comrade Rákosi Has Become Deeper”: The Communicative Influence of the Cult -- 7. “Death to Uncle Rákosi!” Negative Perceptions of the Cult -- 8. Ignorance is Bliss: Popular Indifference and the Shortcomings of Communist Propaganda -- III. The Dismantling Of The Cult -- 9. The “New Course” and the Decay of the Rákosi Cult, 1953–1956 -- 10 The Collapse of the Rákosi Cult -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star This book offers a detailed analysis of the construction, reception, and eventual decline of the cult of the Hungarian Communist Party Secretary, Mátyás Rákosi, one of the most striking examples of orchestrated adulation in the Soviet bloc. While his cult never approached the magnitude of that of Stalin, Rákosi’s ambition to outshine the other “best disciples” and become the best of the best was manifest in his diligence in promoting a Soviet-type ritual system in Hungary. The main argument of The Invisible Shining is that the cult of personality is not just a curious aspect of communist dictatorship, it is an essential element of it. The monograph is primarily concerned with techniques and methods of cult construction, as well as the role various institutions played in the creation of mythical representations of political figures. While engaging with a wider international literature on Stalinist cults, the author uses the case of Rákosi to explore how personality cults are created, how such cults are perceived, and how they are eventually unmade. The book addresses the success—generally questionable—of such projects, as well as their uncomfortable legacies. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 03. Jul 2024) POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism. bisacsh 1956 Revolution, 20th century, Communism, Hungary, Personality cult, Political studies. https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9789633861936 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9789633861936/original |
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Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I. The Construction Of The Cult -- 1. The Chronology of Cult Construction (1925–1953) -- 2. The Institutions and Agents of Cult Construction -- 3. “The Biography is a Very Serious Issue”: The Role of Biographies in Constructing the Rákosi Cult -- 4. “He Was Created by a Thousand Years”: Nationalism and the Leader Cult -- 5. “Comrade Rákosi Lives with Us”: The Visual and the Spatial Aspects of the Rákosi Cult -- II. Responses To The Cult’S Expansion -- 6. “Love for Comrade Rákosi Has Become Deeper”: The Communicative Influence of the Cult -- 7. “Death to Uncle Rákosi!” Negative Perceptions of the Cult -- 8. Ignorance is Bliss: Popular Indifference and the Shortcomings of Communist Propaganda -- III. The Dismantling Of The Cult -- 9. The “New Course” and the Decay of the Rákosi Cult, 1953–1956 -- 10 The Collapse of the Rákosi Cult -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I. The Construction Of The Cult -- 1. The Chronology of Cult Construction (1925–1953) -- 2. The Institutions and Agents of Cult Construction -- 3. “The Biography is a Very Serious Issue”: The Role of Biographies in Constructing the Rákosi Cult -- 4. “He Was Created by a Thousand Years”: Nationalism and the Leader Cult -- 5. “Comrade Rákosi Lives with Us”: The Visual and the Spatial Aspects of the Rákosi Cult -- II. Responses To The Cult’S Expansion -- 6. “Love for Comrade Rákosi Has Become Deeper”: The Communicative Influence of the Cult -- 7. “Death to Uncle Rákosi!” Negative Perceptions of the Cult -- 8. Ignorance is Bliss: Popular Indifference and the Shortcomings of Communist Propaganda -- III. The Dismantling Of The Cult -- 9. The “New Course” and the Decay of the Rákosi Cult, 1953–1956 -- 10 The Collapse of the Rákosi Cult -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
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