| ID | 075864 |
| Title Proper | Antifascism, the 1956 Revolution and the politics of communist autobiographies in Hungary 1944 - 2000 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mark, James |
| Publication | 2006. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Using oral history, this contribution explores the reshaping of individuals' public and private autobiographies in response to different political environments. In particular, it analyses the testimony of those who were communists in Hungary between 1945 and 1956, examining how their experiences of fascism, party membership, the 1956 Revolution and the collapse of communism led them in each case to refashion their life stories. Moreover, it considers how their biographies played varying functions at different points in their lives: to express identification with communism, to articulate resistance and to communicate ambition before 1956; to protect themselves from the state after 1956; and to rehabilitate themselves morally in a society which stigmatised them after 1989. |
| `In' analytical Note | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 56, No.8; Dec 2006: p1209 - 1240 |
| Journal Source | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 56, No.8; Dec 2006: p1209 - 1240 |
| Key Words | Hungary ; Antifascism ; Revolution |