East European Quarterly articles from June 1996

East European Quarterly archives from June 1996

The emergence of the first Muslim party in Bosnia-Hercegovina.
June 22, 1996... INTRODUCTION The occupation of Bosnia-Hercegovina by the Austro-Hungarian Empire in accordance with the Berlin Congress (1878) represents a crucial development in the history of the Bosnian Muslims.(1) As a result of this occupation....

Fan Noli, Albania and the Soviet Union.
June 22, 1996... Fan Noli came to power after a revolutionary coup d'etat of sorts in June 1924. The Fan Noli revolution was a multi-faceted affair and this lack of overall cohesion, from the very beginning, undermined Noli's hopes of survival. Noli himself was...

The Poles in Germany, 1919-1939.
June 22, 1996... Since the conclusion of World War II, Polish and non-Polish authors alike have written exhaustively on the subjects of German-Polish diplomatic relations during the decades between the world conflicts, as well as the position of the German...

Slovakia's place in the Czechoslovak defense system of the late 1960's.
June 22, 1996... As one of Europe's newest countries, Slovakia is suddenly having to develop its own military doctrine. The search for a new defense policy requires a critical re-evaluation of the one which had governed Slovakia since the federalization of...

Back in Europe and adjusting to the new realities of the 1990's in Hungary.
June 22, 1996... "Even though the road map and driver may change, the ultimate destination - a democratic society, market economy and full integration with the West - remains the same."(1) "Not a (new) turn, but a new emphasis on `preserve, renew, progress,...

The Russian parliamentary elections of 1993: a quasi-historical interpretation in light of the 1995 elections.
June 22, 1996... In December 1993, Russia held the most democratic elections ever in her history, or at least since Russian voters elected representatives to the Constituent Assembly in 1917. Unlike the legislature that was prevented from convening in 1918 by...

Utopia and dystopia after Communism: visions of an ideal society among Zagreb University students.
June 22, 1996... "Whenever the utopia disappears. history ceases to he a process leading to an ultimate end." (Mannheim, 1960: 253). INTRODUCTION Many theoreticians have argued that there is no place for utopia) after the two great nightmares of the...