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The Parteihochschule Karl Marx under Ulbricht and Honecker, 1946-1990 : the perseverance of a Stalinist institution / Dietrich Orlow.

9783030702250 (electronic bk.)
3030702251 (electronic bk.)
3030702243
9783030702243

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.

English

1 online resource.

10.1007/978-3-030-70225-0 doi

HX280.5.A6

943.10875

Presenting the history of an unexplored yet significant institution in East Germany, this book analyses the development of the Parteihochschule Karl Marx (PHS), a training institute for Communist party officials and members of the functional elite. By chronicling the PHS from its establishment in 1946, the author demonstrates how it sought to implement Stalins rule, and sheds light on the activities of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) in the German Democratic Republic. The book focuses on the leadership of Walter Ulbricht and Erich Honecker as First Secretary and General Secretary of the SED respectively, and examines key personalities within the PHS. The activities of party functionaries under the rule of Hanna Wolf and Kurt Tiedke are scrutinised, revealing the dogmatic nature of the East German regime. An essential read for anyone interested in German history and East European Communism, this book brings to light one of the key institutions in implementing Stalinism and Marxism-Leninism in the German Democratic Republic.

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Palgrave studies in political history.

Print version: 9783030702243

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