The Hungarian communist exiles and their activities, 1919-1921 Cover Image

Maďarská komunistická emigrácia a jej pôsobenie v rokoch 1919 – 1921
The Hungarian communist exiles and their activities, 1919-1921

Author(s): Juraj Benko
Subject(s): History, Political history, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), History of Communism
Published by: Historický ústav SAV
Keywords: Hungarian communist exiles; Communist movement; Third Communist Internationale; Communist Party of Hungary; Marxist left; Slovakia; Transfer of ideologies; Frontiers;

Summary/Abstract: The study is concerned with the activities of the Hungarian communist exiles in the period immediately following the fall of the Hungarian Soviet Republic in summer 1919. The term Hungarian communist exiles designates the specific ethno-political group composed of representatives and adherents of the fallen regime,who left Hungary after their military defeat and engaged in organizing the communist movement in other countries. They became important figures in building up the communist movement in Central Europe, especially in the former territories of the Kingdom of Hungary.Study of the broad theme is limited to the transmission of the communist ideology,organizing of the communist movement and the movement and activity of members of the Hungarian communist exile group in the Central European region,Czechoslovakia and especially Slovakia in the years of the so-called revolutionary wave, namely 1919 – 1921.

  • Issue Year: 63/2015
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 605-628
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Slovak