BIBFRAME Work

Title

The sovietization of rural Hungary, 1945-1980

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Horváth, Gergely Krisztián, 1974- (author)
• Csikós, Gábor, 1985- (author)
• Kovács, József Ö (author)

Subject

• Political culture--Hungary--History--20th century (LCSH)
• Equality--Hungary--History--20th century (LCSH)
• Hungary--Rural conditions--20th century (LCSH)
• Socialism--Hungary--History--20th century (LCSH)
• Social change--Hungary--History--20th century (LCSH)

Language

• English

Classification

• LCC: HX260.5.A6 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
• DDC: 320.53/2309439 (Assigner: dlc)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• bibliography
• index

Summary

"In this book the experiential history of the Soviet-style social transformation projects between 1945 and 1980 is discussed through the example of rural Hungary. The book interprets state socialism as a (modernization) project. Existing socialism was a form of dictatorship in which authorities sought to transform the mentalities of their subjects from the individual level to the global scale. This project depended on socio-economic homogenization; one important method of asserting state power was the transformation of property rights (land redistribution, collectivization). Communist modernization discriminated against the inhabitants of rural areas, who were the primary victims of collectivization and the discriminatory effects of the rules implemented by policymakers. The resulting radical changes in peasant lifestyles would become a source of social pathologies. However, not the authorities but contemporary scholars considered the social costs of these actions. The book aims at Weberian disenchantment and contributes to the deconstruction of the common image of Hungarian socialism, "the happiest barrack". The intended audience includes readers at the graduate level in the fields of history, political science, and anthropology, general readers interested in the history of communism. It is hoped that the research questions inspire new research for exploring convergent and divergent elements in social transformation in former communist countries"-- Provided by publisher.

Authorized Access Point

Csikós, Gábor, 1985-. The sovietization of rural Hungary, 1945-1980

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• Date: 2026-09-11T22:03:18.123306+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 22900595

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• Date: 2026-09-11
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• Description language: eng
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