A History of the People’s Democracies: Eastern Europe since Stalin — François Fejtő

Author: François Fejtő

Publisher: Penguin Books

Format: Paperback

Edition: Pelican Books edition with new second epilogue, 1974

ISBN: 0140217126

Condition: Second-hand paperback. Noticeable shelf wear, rubbing and creasing to covers and spine, edge wear, age toning to pages, and general handling marks. Binding appears intact. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

A History of the People’s Democracies is a detailed study of Eastern Europe after Stalin’s death, tracing the political tensions, revolts, reforms and nationalist pressures within the Communist bloc. François Fejtő examines the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, the Warsaw Pact, the Moscow-Peking conflict, the fall of Khrushchev, the Prague Spring, and the wider struggle between Soviet control, liberalisation and national identity.