The Socialist Repulic of Rumania (Integration And Community Building In Eastern Europe) - Softcover

Fischer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801810353 ISBN 13: 9780801810350

Publisher: John Hopkins University Press, 1969

Synopsis

Originally published in 1969. Rumania faced the problem, shared by other independently minded communist states in the era of the Soviet bloc, of pursuing independent policies in foreign and intra-bloc relations and in its domestic affairs without provoking the Soviet Union to a military reaction. The efforts of the Rumanian leadership in this direction were aided by the fact that there was no politically relevant pro-Moscow elite that could take over if Ceausescu and his followers were deposed by force. Writing his study during the communist period, Professor Fischer-Galati concludes that the future of Rumanian integration into the communist party-state system hinges on the resolution of differences with the Soviet Union and that no meaningful reconciliation appears likely while the present Rumanian and Russian elites remain in power. The author believes, however, that the Rumanians will continue to pursue their independent course―one that could stimulate greater popular support and participation in the country's affairs, although it may not lead to a realization of Ceausescu's social nationalist goals.

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About the Author

Stephen Fischer-Galati was a professor of history at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and editor of the East European Quarterly. He received his PhD from Harvard University and was an associate of the Russian Research Center, Harvard University.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 1969
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801810353
• ISBN 13: 9780801810350
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 130