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After the ravages of World War I and the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Budapest was engulfed by revolution and marauding foreign armies in 1919. Factory workers, disillusioned ex-soldiers, landless peasants, artists, and intellectuals began forming grassroots councils to get the country back on its feet. This groundswell produced a unique cross-class alliance in pursuit of social justice, constitutionalism, and sustainable economic development, which quickly led to the formation of the Hungarian Republic of Councils. After only four months, however, this radically new experiment in self-government ended in tragedy and virtually all of the Republic’s leadership were executed. Over time, the revolution has not only been smeared by the Hungarian right wing but also misunderstood and largely forgotten by the rest of the world.
This volume will set the historical record straight on the heroic but tragic events of 1919, paying tribute to the people who gave their lives to a tenacious and courageous idea. These essays bring together internationally respected scholars from Europe and North America, including Péter Csunderlik, Raquel Varela, Kari Polanyi Levitt, Magda Aranyossi, Lajos Csoma, Susan Zimmermann, Christopher Adam, András B. Göllner, Marie-Josée Lavallée, and Dimitrios Roussopoulos.
This volume will set the historical record straight on the heroic but tragic events of 1919, paying tribute to the people who gave their lives to a tenacious and courageous idea. These essays bring together internationally respected scholars from Europe and North America, including Péter Csunderlik, Raquel Varela, Kari Polanyi Levitt, Magda Aranyossi, Lajos Csoma, Susan Zimmermann, Christopher Adam, András B. Göllner, Marie-Josée Lavallée, and Dimitrios Roussopoulos.
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Table of Contents
i. Acknowledgments
ii. Preface
iii. Introduction: When the Impossible Becomes Inevitable - Raquel Varela and András B. Göllner
1. The Roots and Antecedents of the 1919 Hungarian Republic of Councils - Péter Csunderlik
2. Workers’ Councils and Revolution: The German Example - Marie Josée Lavallée
3. Workers’ Councils and the 1919 Hungarian Commune - Lajos Csoma
4. Exploring the Public Policy Universe of the 1919 Hungarian Republic of Councils - András B. Göllner
5. Working Women and the 1919 Commune
Part I: Introducing Magda Aranyossi - Susan Zimmermann
Part II. The Impact of the 1917 Russian Revolution and the 1919 Republic of Councils on the Working Women’s Movement in Hungary - Magda Aranyossi
6. Vienna and Budapest After WWI: A Tale of Two Cities - Kari Polanyi Levitt
7. The Exiled Voice of the 1919 Commune - Christopher Adam
8. The Rhapsody of the Permanent Counterrevolution in Hungary - András B. Göllner
Conclusions - Dimitrios Roussopoulos
Index
Bibliography
Contributors
ii. Preface
iii. Introduction: When the Impossible Becomes Inevitable - Raquel Varela and András B. Göllner
1. The Roots and Antecedents of the 1919 Hungarian Republic of Councils - Péter Csunderlik
2. Workers’ Councils and Revolution: The German Example - Marie Josée Lavallée
3. Workers’ Councils and the 1919 Hungarian Commune - Lajos Csoma
4. Exploring the Public Policy Universe of the 1919 Hungarian Republic of Councils - András B. Göllner
5. Working Women and the 1919 Commune
Part I: Introducing Magda Aranyossi - Susan Zimmermann
Part II. The Impact of the 1917 Russian Revolution and the 1919 Republic of Councils on the Working Women’s Movement in Hungary - Magda Aranyossi
6. Vienna and Budapest After WWI: A Tale of Two Cities - Kari Polanyi Levitt
7. The Exiled Voice of the 1919 Commune - Christopher Adam
8. The Rhapsody of the Permanent Counterrevolution in Hungary - András B. Göllner
Conclusions - Dimitrios Roussopoulos
Index
Bibliography
Contributors