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Béla Kun and the Hungarian Soviet Republic

Rudolf L. Tőkés · 1967

Title page of a 1967 scholarly book by Rudolf Tőkés examining Béla Kun and the origins of the Hungarian Soviet Republic.

A later scholarly study analyzing Kun's leadership of the Hungarian Soviet Republic.

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Title page of the book Béla Kun and the Hungarian Soviet Republic. Large bold title at top, subtitle below about the Communist Party of Hungary in the 1918-1919 revolutions, author Rudolf L. Tőkés, and publisher details at bottom.
Rudolf L. Tőkés, Béla Kun and the Hungarian Soviet Republic, New York: F. A. Praeger, 1967.

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What it is

This is the title page of a 1967 academic book written by Rudolf L. Tőkés, published by Frederick A. Praeger for the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. The book studies the Communist Party of Hungary's role in the revolutions of 1918–1919.

Why it matters

Written decades after the events, this secondary source reflects later historical analysis of Béla Kun's leadership and the short-lived Hungarian Soviet Republic. It shows how historians have tried to explain the origins and failure of Kun's government using documents and research gathered after the fact.

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  • Why might a book written in 1967, almost fifty years after the events, offer different insights than a contemporary account?
  • What does the publication by a research institute suggest about the purpose of this book?
  • How might this title alone shape a reader's expectations about Kun's role?

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