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Type: documentary

Status: favorite

Author: Slavenka Drakulic

Tags: women history war revolution poland yugoslavia Croatia hungary communisim Bulgaria

Description: A great personal look at Eastern Europe in the wake of the collapse of Communism. This bookA great personal look at Eastern Europe in the wake of the collapse of Communism. This book provides a deep understanding of what Communism, and then "freedom" meant to the people of Eastern Europe, particularly the women....

2007-04-09

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Type: documentary

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Author: Michael Korda

Tags: history memoir hungary

Description: Korda provides a brisk account of Hungarian history leading up to the 1956 Revolution, beforeKorda provides a brisk account of Hungarian history leading up to the 1956 Revolution, before telling the story of the trip he and fellow university stories made to Budapest at the height of the fighting. Fascinating....

2006-11-12