Book contents
- Before the Uprising
- Before the Uprising
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Political System
- 2 Social and Economic Transformation
- 3 Terror
- 4 Communists Killing One Another
- 5 Education and Culture
- 6 Hungary and the Death of Stalin
- 7 The New Course
- 8 Counter-reforms
- 9 The Twentieth Party Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- 10 The Summer of 1956
- 11 Revolution in the Air
- 12 Twelve Days of Freedom
- Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
7 - The New Course
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 August 2022
Book contents
- Before the Uprising
- Before the Uprising
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Political System
- 2 Social and Economic Transformation
- 3 Terror
- 4 Communists Killing One Another
- 5 Education and Culture
- 6 Hungary and the Death of Stalin
- 7 The New Course
- 8 Counter-reforms
- 9 The Twentieth Party Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- 10 The Summer of 1956
- 11 Revolution in the Air
- 12 Twelve Days of Freedom
- Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter deals with the changes that became possible after the death of Stalin. It describes the development of two centres in the leadership. The struggle between the followers of Rákosi and Imre Nagy had a great deal to do with the development of a revolutionary situation in 1956.
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- Before the UprisingHungary under Communism, 1949–1956, pp. 148 - 167Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022