THE LIMITS AND PROBLEMS OF 'DECOMPRESSION': THE CASE OF HUNGARY,

Abstract

Revolt in Hungary might well have been forestalled by a consistent evolutionary policy or, failing this, by a recrudescence of terror. Moscow, however, chose to steer a middle course between these alternatives. It had an illusory faith in the unlimited efficacy of manipulation from above and underestimated the moral factor. The Hungarian developments have demonstrated the fallibility of Moscow's concept of manipulative decompression.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 13, 1958
Accession Number
AD0606616

Entities

People

  • Paul Kecskkemeti

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Social Sciences

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.