Artwork

Content provided by Stephan, Matthew, and Nathan. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Stephan, Matthew, and Nathan or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Player FM - Podcast App
Go offline with the Player FM app!

2.03: The Hungarian Soviet Republic

1:00:37
 
Share
 

Manage episode 420769244 series 3296507
Content provided by Stephan, Matthew, and Nathan. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Stephan, Matthew, and Nathan or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

Not unlike the Paris Commune, the Hungarian Soviet Republic, which held power in that country for 133 heroic days in 1919, exerted influence through example in greater measure than its brief lease on life would suggest. Not only did it raise the profile and recast the soul of Georg Lukács, but in its own time, it was recognized as a failed example of communist revolution worth learning from.
Soviet communism came to Hungary in the golden hour between the Bolshevik success, and that moment expectation of World Revolution was fully extinguished in the minds of communists everywhere. The Marxist politics of Hungary 1919 is our subject in this episode.

  continue reading

19 episodes

Artwork
iconShare
 
Manage episode 420769244 series 3296507
Content provided by Stephan, Matthew, and Nathan. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Stephan, Matthew, and Nathan or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

Not unlike the Paris Commune, the Hungarian Soviet Republic, which held power in that country for 133 heroic days in 1919, exerted influence through example in greater measure than its brief lease on life would suggest. Not only did it raise the profile and recast the soul of Georg Lukács, but in its own time, it was recognized as a failed example of communist revolution worth learning from.
Soviet communism came to Hungary in the golden hour between the Bolshevik success, and that moment expectation of World Revolution was fully extinguished in the minds of communists everywhere. The Marxist politics of Hungary 1919 is our subject in this episode.

  continue reading

19 episodes

All episodes

×
 
Loading …

Welcome to Player FM!

Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.

 

Quick Reference Guide