History of communism in Europe: Vol. 5 / 2014 | Dalia Bathory, Various Authors

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TABLE OF CONTENTSARGUMENTDalia BATHORY: Weaving the Narrative Strings of the Communist Regimes – Building Society with Bricks of StoriesAbstract: The long duration of the Communist regime cannot be explained without closely looking at the manners of creating shared meanings and agreement on explanations on the shared historical context. Narratives of legitimation, some easier to depict than others, were almost as important as the use of force in imposing the specifi c values of the regime. In other words, soft power was the buttress of hard power. But the nuances are numerous, once we put…