Book contents
- Before the Uprising
- Before the Uprising
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Political System
- 2 Social and Economic Transformation
- 3 Terror
- 4 Communists Killing One Another
- 5 Education and Culture
- 6 Hungary and the Death of Stalin
- 7 The New Course
- 8 Counter-reforms
- 9 The Twentieth Party Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- 10 The Summer of 1956
- 11 Revolution in the Air
- 12 Twelve Days of Freedom
- Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - Social and Economic Transformation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 August 2022
- Before the Uprising
- Before the Uprising
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Political System
- 2 Social and Economic Transformation
- 3 Terror
- 4 Communists Killing One Another
- 5 Education and Culture
- 6 Hungary and the Death of Stalin
- 7 The New Course
- 8 Counter-reforms
- 9 The Twentieth Party Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- 10 The Summer of 1956
- 11 Revolution in the Air
- 12 Twelve Days of Freedom
- Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter describes forced industrialization, nationalization, and collectivized agriculture. It discusses the miserable standard of living of the population and the degree of social mobility that existed in this period.
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- Before the UprisingHungary under Communism, 1949–1956, pp. 43 - 65Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022