Title:The spectre is back : new perspectives on the rise and decline of European communism
Author(s):KOLAR, PavelDate:2010Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This review article examines five recent studies on the communist movement, both analytical monographs and attempts at a general interpretation. It leaves aside the enormous scholarship specialized in ‘actually existing ...
Title:The Party as a New Utopia: Reshaping communist identity after Stalinism
Author(s):KOLAR, PavelDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This article examines the transformation of communist identity in the eastern bloc after 1956, showing both moments of decline as well as attempts to reforge it. It explores how communist identity was negotiated and reshaped ...