This book examines the post-war history of Eastern Europe from the perspective of social history. It examines the nature and impact of socialist dictatorships on life in the region, and reveals the extent to which phenomena that emerged during the dictatorships are shaping society in the region today. It also integrates research conducted in the archives opened in the last eleven years into a general history of the region
The other Europe; building socialism, 1945-1953; consolidating socialism, 1953-1970; society based on socialist labour; autonomy and privatization - escape from the nationalised public sphere; nation, community and opposition; the decay of socialism, 1970-1995; new order has yet to be born - post-socialist Eastern Europe.
