Die gescheiterten „Konterrevolutionen” 1953, 1956, 1968 und die friedliche Revolution 1989: DDR — Ungarn — Tschechoslowakei
The Soviet Union quickly suppressed the uprisings of 1953, 1956 and 1968 in East Germany, Hungary and Czechoslovakia, despite their different causes, because they were all regarded as "counter-revolutions". By contrast, in 1989, the Soviet Union did not intervene in the various disturbance...
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| Language: | German |
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
2004
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Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte
Year: 2004, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 22-43 |
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| Summary: | The Soviet Union quickly suppressed the uprisings of 1953, 1956 and 1968 in East Germany, Hungary and Czechoslovakia, despite their different causes, because they were all regarded as "counter-revolutions". By contrast, in 1989, the Soviet Union did not intervene in the various disturbances, despite the worldwide attention they gained, and despite the fact that they led to the overthrow of the communist regimes throughout Eastern Europe. These events in turn destabilized the Soviet Union itself. These communist regimes had, in fact, proved themselves to be incapable of reform from within. But this in turn casts doubt on the idea that, in 1968, the uprising in Prague was an opportunity to realize "Socialism with a human face". At that juncture, the Soviet Union's intervention was certainly effective. In contrast to the reactions in Hungary and Czechoslovakia, which promoted and kept alive the ideas of an alternative political future, this was not the case in East Germany after 1953. There is no evidence that the pressure for reforms displayed in 1989 owed anything to the uprising of thirty-five years earlier. On the other hand, this singular event is now more highly regarded in German consciousness than was the case before 1989. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-808X |
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