@article{806933,
      recid = {806933},
      author = {Lins, Ulrich,},
      title = {Dangerous Language -- Esperanto and the Decline of  Stalinism /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xix, 198 pages) :},
      abstract = {This book examines the rise of the international language  Esperanto, launched in 1887 as a proposed a solution to  national conflicts and a path to a more tolerant world. The  chapters in this volume examine the position of Esperanto  in Eastern Europe during the Cold War; in particular it  explores Stalin's final years and the gradual re-emergence  of the Esperanto movement. At first, its revival was  limited to the satellite countries, especially Bulgaria and  Poland, but, with Stalinism's gradual retreat, Esperanto  organizations reappeared in most East European countries  and eventually in the Soviet Union itself. The progress was  uneven, and its details reveal the stresses and strains  that became apparent as the solidarity of the Soviet bloc  declined. This book will appeal to a wide readership,  including linguists, historians, political scientists and  others interested in the history of the twentieth century  from the unusual perspective of language. This volume is  complemented by the sister volume Dangerous Language --  Esperanto under Hitler and Stalin which offers a  concentration on the creation and early emergence of  Esperanto as an international language.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/806933},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-352-00020-7},
}