The Communist Ideology in Hungary: Handbook for Basic Research

ISBN-13: 9789401035446 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 359 str.

E. Laszlo

Opis

The immediate purpose of this handbook is to aid further research by stating, in a form providing handy reference, the facts concerning the Communist ideology in Hungary Following a narrative of the vicissitudes of that ideology prior to its power-phase - intended as a general introduction contributing to the proper assessment of the 1945-1965 period, which is the main concern of this book - the essential and relevant facts concerning the events, issues, organizations and opinions which have shaped post-war Hungarian Marxism Leninism are set out without indulging in lengthy commentaries and personal value-judgements. (Since even the 1956 revolution is treated thus - perhaps the most important, and certainly the most controversial single event of the above period - I should add that the reader interested in finding a detailed analysis and evaluation of the ideological relevance of that event may refer to my Individualism Collectivism and Political Power, The Hague, 1963, pp. 111-140. ) Despite the specificity of much of the data, sufficient translations of Hungarian titles, names and terms have been provided to render the present book useful for the investigator regardless of whether or not he reads Hungarian. But the fundamental purpose of this volume is to make a modest contribution to East-West understanding. It has arisen from the belief that the lessening of world-tensions is best served by understanding, and understanding is best served by objective information."

Spis treści

One/Historical Section.- I. The impact of communist ideology in hungary prior to 1945.- 1. The Ideals of 1848.- 2. The Beginnings of Organization.- 3. Social-Democratic Policy.- 4. The Legacy of the First World War.- 5. 133 Days of Communism.- 6. The Aftermath.- 7. Trials and Errors.- 8. The End of Organization.- 9. Conclusions.- II. The Evolution of Hungarian Marxism-Leninism Under Communist Rule.- 1. The Background.- 2. The Main Periods.- 3. Agitprop Campaigns.- 4. Overt Debates.- 5. Analysis.- two/Systematic Section.- III. A Review of Current Results.- 1. Man, History, and Society.- 2. Dialectics.- 3. Atheism.- 4. Socialist Realism.- 5. Marxist Social Science (Empirically Oriented Social Investigations).- 6. Marxist Philosophy of Science.- 7. Evaluation of Western Philosophy.- IV. The Official Projects.- 1. Survey.- 2. Plan Fulfilment as of 1965.- V. Who is who in Hungarian Marxism-Leninism.- VI. The Scientific, Educational and Cultural Institutions.- 1. The Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA).- 2. The Main Universities.- 3. Other Institutions of Higher Education.- 4. Learned Societies.- VII. The Major Marxist-Leninist Periodicals.- Three/Bibliographic Section.- VIII. Introduction.- 1. Scope.- 2. Availability.- 3. Periodicals, Collective Volumes, Yearbooks, Anthologies.- 4. Further Abbreviations.- IX. Bibliography of Books, Monographs, and Dissertations on Problems of Communism in Hungary from 1945 Through 1964.- X. Bibliography of Studies and Articles on Problems of Communism from 1945 Through 1964.