Open AccessThe Transformation of the Views and Political Activities of Imre Nagy in the 1950s
Author(s) -
Ivan Mandryk
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
mìžnarodnì zv'âzki ukraïni: naukovì pošuki ì znahìdki
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2415-7198
pISSN - 2411-345X
DOI - 10.15407/mzu2017.26.474
Subject(s) - prime minister , politics , industrialisation , political science , prime (order theory) , political system , term (time) , political economy , economic history , sociology , history , law , democracy , physics , mathematics , combinatorics , quantum mechanics
The article examines the evolution of Imre Nagy’s views during his first term as Prime minister of Hungary (1953–1955) and during the 1956 uprising. The emphasis is on his vision of the need for reforming and democratizing the socialist system, as well as practical political activity at the head of the popular uprising. The author notes that Imre Nagy was opposed to forced collectivization, accelerated industrialization, which undermined the national economy, destroyed the market system, violated the economic and political ties between urban and rural areas.