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Československo a revoluce v Maďarsku v roce 1956

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The events of 1956 in Hungary were part of a crisis of the entire Soviet bloc between 1953 and 1957, and also its culmination. Along with the nationwide movement in Poland, it shook the entire block to its core, threatening the system’s stability, coherence and operation. 1956 was the first time there was an opportunity to form a continuous belt of states from the Baltic to the Adriatic striving for an autonomous relationship to the Soviet Union and securing changes within the bloc. Czechoslovakia prevented such a belt from forming, its leaders playing an oppositional role in the endeavour. From spring 1956, ever-deepening differences were seen in the internal political development of Czechoslovakia and Hungary, which prevented a joint approach. The brutal defeat of the Hungarian Revolution had a significant impact on West European communist parties and the social democratic left, while also consolidating Moscow’s power over East Europe. Soviet military intervention was justified as an attempt at protecting the achievements of the socialist order in Hungary, and preventing the victory of “fascist and imperialist reactions”. The Czechoslovak communist leadership exploited the Hungarian Revolution and its subsequent defeat to consolidate its power and secure political unity on a conservative basis.
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The aim of this article is to present the current state of research dedicated to the relations of communist states with the Global South and to present the experience of PRL in this respect. During the Cold War, the countries of the Soviet bloc maintained very active relations with Third World states and national liberation movements. These contacts, initiated in the mid-1950s, were of varied nature and concerned political, military, economic and socio-cultural cooperation. The Soviet Union played the lead role in these relations, but countries under Moscow’s tutelage – notably the GDR, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Romania – also sought to be present in the Third World. Warsaw also pursued an active policy towards the states and national liberation movements of the Global South, although its strategy differed from the conduct of other communist countries. The involvement of PRL was more cautious and more, than in the case of other countries, focused on economic benefits. The review of the state of research shows that a lot is already known about communist Poland’s policy towards the Third World, but many areas remain poorly researched. The gaps in our knowledge that still remain may inspire future research dedicated to the relations between the Communist bloc and the Global South.
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Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie aktualnego stanu badań poświęconych relacjom państw komunistycznych z Globalnym Południem oraz przedstawienie na tym tle doświadczeń PRL. W okresie zimnej wojny kraje bloku sowieckiego utrzymywały bardzo aktywne relacje z państwami i ruchami narodowowyzwoleńczymi Trzeciego Świata. Kontakty te, zapoczątkowane w połowie lat pięćdziesiątych, miały zróżnicowany charakter i dotyczyły współpracy politycznej, wojskowej, gospodarczej oraz społeczno-kulturalnej. Główną rolę odgrywał w nich Związek Sowiecki, jednak kraje pozostające pod kuratelą Moskwy – zwłaszcza NRD, Czechosłowacja, Jugosławia i Rumunia – również starały się być obecne w Trzecim Świecie. Aktywną politykę wobec państw i ruchów narodowowyzwoleńczych Globalnego Południa prowadziła również Warszawa, choć jej strategia w tym zakresie różniła się od postępowania innych krajów komunistycznych. Zaangażowanie PRL było bardziej ostrożne i bardziej, niż w przypadku innych państw, nakierowane na korzyści ekonomiczne. Jak wynika z przeglądu stanu badań, sporo wiemy już o polityce komunistycznej Polski wobec Trzeciego Świata, jednak wiele obszarów pozostaje wciąż słabo opracowanych. Istniejące wciąż luki w naszej wiedzy mogą stanowić inspirację dla przyszłych badań poświęconych relacjom bloku komunistycznego z Globalnym Południem.
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