Marples (history and classics, U. of Alberta, Canada) explores how Ukrainians have narrated their historical experiences in books, scholarly papers, newspaper articles, and school textbooks in the yea
The Erzgebirge region on the border of Czechoslovakia and East Germany was the site of the oldest uranium mine in the world and as such was key to the Soviet Union's efforts to gain nuclear parity wit
These 13 essays address the ways post-Soviet artists and media have come to represent people and events of the past, and the reasons why such representations vary from nostalgic to horrific. Contribut
This interesting volume on collective moral responsibility for mass crime provides a nuanced but clear exposition of the Serbian author's belief in a responsibility for restorative right-action by all
The notion underlying the volume is that though Lithuanians did not play a significant role in the political history of Jews in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly before World War I, the role th
A well educated middle class woman, mother of six and twice widowed, Matic Zrnic's kept diaries through more than half a century, five wars, four ideologies, and numerous governments. It was published
Nineteen papers, presented by Iordachi (history, Central European U., Hungary) and Dobrincu (general director, National Archives of Romania), detail processes and impacts of the communist collectiviza
For nearly a half century after World War II, any history of Ukraine written or taught there was merely a local subunit of the history of the Soviet Union. After 1991, a demand for accounts of Ukraini
Following an introduction to the dangers of keeping memoirs in the Soviet era and the collection of life stories as part of the national awakening movement, Kirss (Estonian literature, U. of Tartu) an
Editors Reill (history, UCLA), Szelenyi (researcher, early modern and modern East Central Europe), and 14 contributors provide essays pertaining to the intersection of issues relevant to globalization
The year 1968 is the symbolic heart of a period of transnational revolt and the reformulation of oppositional politics across Europe and North America involving, as summarized by editor Tismaneanu (po
This is the first of three volumes based on the topics of the interdisciplinary conference held in Budapest on demons, spirits and witches. Historians, ethnologists and folklorists from four continent
From Good King Wenceslas to the Good Soldier Svejk, this cultural dictionary is an intimate look at a people affectionately known for their storytelling humor (tlachani), suspicion of authority, and p
Oscar Jaszi (1895-1957) spent the first half of his life in Hungary, where he was responsible for the establishment of Huszadik Szazad (Twentieth Century), a scholarly review of sociology and politica
