National Communism and Popular Revolt in Eastern Europe : A Selection of Documents on Events in Poland and Hungary February-November, 1956

Shares a collection of documents of events in Poland and Hungary from February-March, 1956 beginning with the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Foreword Preface Contents PART ONE: "Different Roads to Socialism CHAPTER I. BACKGROUND CHAPTER II. THE GENERAL DEBATE, FEBRUARYSEPTEMBER, 1956 PART TWO: Poland CHAPTER I. THE ANTI-STALIN CAMPAIGN; FIRST PHASE: FEBRUARY—JUNE, 1956 CHAPTER II. RIOTS IN POZNAN AND THEIR AFTERMATH, JUNE 28-JULY 18, 1956 CHAPTER III. THE PARTY TAKES STOCK: SEVENTH PLENARY SESSION OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE POLISH UNITED WORKERS PARTY, JULY 18-28, 1956 CHAPTER IV. FROM THE SEVENTH TO THE EIGHTH PLENARY SESSION OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE POLISH UNITED WORKERS PARTY (JULY 28-OCTOBER 19, 1956): THE REINSTATEMENT OF W LADY SLAW GOMULKA AND THE POZNAN TRIALS CHAPTER V. NATIONAL COMMUNISM TRIUMPHANT: FROM THE EIGHTH PLENARY SESSION OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE POLISH UNITED WORKERS PARTY (OCTOBER 19-21, 1956) TO THE CONCLUSION OF POLISH SOVIET TALKS IN MOSCOW (NOVEMBER 18, 1956) PART THREE: Hungary CHAPTER I. ASSESSING THE LESSONS OF THE 20th CONGRESS OF THE CPSU CHAPTER II. ANTI-STALINISM IN LOW GEAR MARCH-JUNE, 1956 CHAPTER III. THE RESIGNATION OF MATY AS RAKOSI JULY, 1956 CHAPTER IV. THE STRUGGLE FOR "DEMOCRATIZATION" CONTINUES: AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 1956 CHAPTER V. PRELUDE TO REVOLT: THE REINTERMENT OF LASZLO RAJK AND THE REHABILITATION OF IMRE NAGY OCTOBER 3-23, 1956 CHAPTER VI. THE REVOLT, FIRST PHASE: DEMISE OF THE HUNGARIAN WORKERS PARTY OCTOBER 23-28, 1956 CHAPTER VII. FOREIGN COMMUNIST REACTIONS TO THE HUNGARIAN EVENTS OF OCTOBER 23-28, 1956 CHAPTER VIII. THE REVOLT VICTORIOUS: OCTOBER 29-NOVEMBER 3, 1956 CHAPTER IX. SOVIET INTERVENTION: NOVEMBER 4— PART FOUR: The Repercussions of the Polish and Hungarian Events The General Debate Continues, October-November, 1956 CHAPTER I. SETTLEMENT OF RELATIONS BETWEEN SOCIALIST STATES CHAPTER II. THE IMPACT OF SOVIET INTERVENTION IN HUNGARY: RELATIONS AMONG SOCIALIST STATES RECONSIDERED