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Title Soviet occupation of Romania, Hungary, and Austria, 1944/45-1948/49 / edited by Csaba Békés, László Borhi, Peter Ruggenthaler, and Ottmar Traşcă
Published Budapest ; New York : CEU Press - Central European University Press, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 390 pages)
Contents Foreword -- Introduction -- Romania -- Hungary -- Austria
Summary "This book compares the various aspects--political, military, economic--of Soviet occupation in Austria, Hungary and Romania. Using documents found in Austrian, Hungarian, Romanian and Russian archives the authors argue that the nature of Soviet foreign policy has been misunderstood. Existing literature has focused on the Soviet foreign policy from a political perspective; when and why Stalin made the decision to introduce Bolshevik political systems in the Soviet sphere of influence. This book will show that the Soviet conquest of East-Central Europe had an imperial dimension as well and allowed the Soviet Union to use the territory it occupied as military and economic space. The final dimension of the book details the tragically human experiences of Soviet occupation: atrocities, rape, plundering and deportations. By bringing key documents together in one single volume, this book offers penetrating new insights into Soviet policies in Romania, Hungary and Austria that contributed to the origins of the Cold War"--Provided by publisher
Analysis Cold War, Eastern Europe, Foreign relations, History, Sources, Territorial expansion, World War II
Notes "Memebrs of the editorial board, Dieter Bacher [and 10 others]; Editorial assistant, Silke Stern; Translators, Alek J. Kay [and 4 others]."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (JSTOR platform, viewed May 15, 2017)
Subject Imperialism -- History -- 20th century
Cold War.
HISTORY -- Europe -- Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
HISTORY -- Europe -- Germany.
Diplomatic relations
Imperialism
Territorial expansion
SUBJECT Europe, Eastern -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- Europe, Eastern
Romania -- History -- 1944-1989. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115013
Hungary -- History -- 1945-1989. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92003908
Austria -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1955. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009717
Soviet Union -- Territorial expansion
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1991. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125760
Subject Austria
Eastern Europe
Hungary
Romania
Soviet Union
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Trașcă, Ottmar, editor.
Ruggenthaler, Peter, 1976- editor.
Borhi, László, editor.
Békés, Csaba, editor.
ISBN 9789633860762
9633860768
963386075X
9789633860755