Uncivil Society: 1989 and the Implosion of the Communist Establishment PDF
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UNCIVIL SOCIETY Stephen Kotkin WITH A CONTRIBUTION BY JaN T. GROSS UNCIVIL S OCIETY 1989 and the Implosion of the Communist Establishment A MODERN LIBRARY CHRONICLES BOOK THE MODERN LIBRARY NEW YORK 2009 Modern Library Edition Copyright © 2009 by Jan T. Gross and Stephen Kotkin All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Modern Library, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. Modern Library and the Torchbkarkr Design are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc. ISBN 978-0-679-64276-3 Kotkin, Stephen. Uncivil society: 1989 and the implosion of the communist establishment/ Stephen Kotkin; with a contribution by Jan T. Gross, p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-679-64276-3 1. Soviet Union—Politics and government—1985-1991. 2. Europe, Eastern— Politics and government—1989- 3. Former communist countries—History. 4. Social change—Soviet Union—History. 5. Social change—Europe, Eastern—History—20th century. 6. Civil society—Soviet Union—History. 7. Civil society—Europe, Eastern—History—20th century. 8. Soviet Union— Social conditions—1970-1991. 9. Europe, Eastern—Social conditions— 20th century. I. Gross, Jan Tomasz. II. Title. DK288.K68 2009 947.0009*048—dc22 2009012903 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper www.modernlibrary.com 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 First Edition To Paul Lendvai (b. 1929), JOURNALIST AND LEADING LIGHT OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY EASTERN EUROPE The party was shattered not by its opponents but— paradoxically—by the leadership. ----KAROLY GROSZ, the last Hungarian Communist-party chief, 1991 Contents Preface xiii Chronology xix Maps xxv I. Bank Run 3 II. No Exit 35 III. Breakthrough 67 IV. As If 97 Epilogue 133 Notes 147 Guide to Further Reading 181 Index 185
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