«Народная демократия»: рождение, развитие и реализация идеи (1935–1948 гг.)

• Authors: Валентина В. Марьина Марьина

Title variants

EN

“People’s democracy”: the emergence, evolution and implementation of the idea (1935–1948)

• Languages of publication: RU

Abstracts

EN

The emergence and evolution of the concept of “people’s democracy” as a transitional system between “capitalism” and “socialism” is discussed. The idea originated from discussions in the leadership of the Communist International during the 1920s and 1930s, particularly from those that were taking place after the Nazis had come to power in 1933. As a result, a fundamental change occurred in the attitude to and the development of the “People’s Front” concept. A turningpoint was the VII Congress of the Communist International held in 1935 that defined people’s democracy as a transitional system of antifascist state. The policy of people’s democracy became a very important element of the Soviet imperialist policy at the final stage of World War II, in 1944–1945. It was used, on the one hand, to create a broad grouping of resistance forces, from Communists to nationally and democratically oriented parts of bourgeoisie, and, on the other hand, as a tool to facilitate the access of Communists to political and government power in the countries of Central and Southeastern Europe in the postwar period.

Keywords

EN

history; 20th century; politics; Communist movement; People’s Front; people’s democracy; Soviet Union; Central and Southeastern Europe

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Institute of History, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Moderní dějiny: sborník k dějinám 19. a 20. století (Modern History: Studies into 19th and 20th century history)
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 21
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 131-161

Contributors

author

Валентина В. Марьина Марьина

• Institut slavjanovedenija Russkoj Akademii Nauk, Moskva, Russia