Varieties of Stalinism in Light of the Yugoslav Case

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. Part One Stalinism Revisited and the Takeover Model
5. Stalinist Revolutionary Breakthroughs in Eastern Europe 15
6. Diabolical Pedagogy and the (Il)logic of Stalinism in Eastern Europe 25
7. Stalin, Soviet Policy, and the Consolidation of a Communist Bloc in Eastern Europe, 1944–53 51
8. Popular Democracy: An Illusion? 103
9. Part Two The Establishment of Communist Regimes In Central and Eastern Europe
10. Eastern Europe between the USSR and the West: Reflections on the Origins and Dynamics of the Cold War 129
11. Legitimation Deficit and Legitimation Crisis in East European Societies 143
12. The Paradox of East German Communism: From Non-Stalinism to Neo-Stalinism? 161
13. Road to “People’s Poland”: Stalin’s Conquest Revisited 195
14. Part Three Stalinism and Historiography
15. Revisiting Hungarian Stalinism 229
16. Avatars of the Romanian Academy and the Historical Front: 1948 versus 1955 255
17. Bulgarian Stalinism Revisited 283
18. Historicizing a Disputed Theme: Anti-Communist Armed Resistance in Romania 305
19. Part Four National or Revolutionary Breakthroughs ?
20. Hope Died Last: The Czechoslovak Road to Stalinism 343
21. Propaganda and Culture in Romania at the Beginning of the Communist Regime 367
22. Varieties of Stalinism in Light of the Yugoslav Case 387
23. Community-Building and Identity Politics in Gheorghiu-Dej’s Romania, 1956–64 401
24. List of Contributors 425
25. Index 431