In the Shadow of Hitler ─ Personalities of the Right in Central and Eastern Europe

Many important right-wing political figures from the late nineteenth century and inter-war period have been over-shadowed in history by Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler. Rebecca Haynes here assesses the careers of seventeen of the most important figures in right-wing politics in Central and Eastern Europe during this period and reveals the significance of leaders whose impact has been overlooked. Some of these were Nazi-sympathizers; others rejected German National Socialism in favor of rival nationalist and right-wing ideologies and programs. But all played a role in modern European political history that cannot be ignored. This book seeks to draw some of the leading right-wing politicians and thinkers in Central and Eastern Europe out from under Hitler's shadow.

Rebecca Haynes is Senior Lecturer in Romanian History at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, UK.

Martyn Rady is Professor of Central European History at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, UK.