From Totalitarian to Democratic Hungary – Evolution and Transformation, 1990–1999

By 1989 it was obvious that the majority of Hungary's population wanted fundamental political, economic, and social changes. The situation resembled what prevailed in 1956, when massive Soviet aggression suppressed a newborn Hungarian democracy. This time it was totally up to the Hungarians. Essays by leading Hungarian and Western scholars expose the political, economic, moral, legal, judicial, and cultural components of the peaceful transition that over a ten-year period led to democracy in Hungary.

By 1989 it was obvious that the majority of Hungary's population wanted fundamental political, economic and social changes. These essays examine the components of the peaceful transition that over a ten-year period led to democracy in Hungary.By 1989 it was obvious that the majority of Hungary's population wanted fundamental political economic and social changes. The situation resembled what prevailed in 1956 in Hungary, when massive Soviet aggression suppressed a newborn democracy. This time it was totally up to the Hungarians. This volume by leading Hungarian and Western scholars exposes the political, economic, moral, legal judicial and cultural components of the peaceful transition that over a ten-year period led to genuine democracy in Hungary.