Let the River Flow: Fighting a Dam in Communist Hungary
Faced with communist Czechoslovakia and Hungary’s 1977 scheme to construct a diversion canal and hydroelectric dam system on the Danube, a movement gradually arose in Hungary to fight the plan. This national dissident campaign, which started with discussion groups and technical articles, not only br...
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| description | Faced with communist Czechoslovakia and Hungary’s 1977 scheme to construct a diversion canal and hydroelectric dam system on the Danube, a movement gradually arose in Hungary to fight the plan. This national dissident campaign, which started with discussion groups and technical articles, not only brought in an extraordinary cross-section of opinion and background—united around the preservation of natural heritage—but played a key part in the rebirth of a lively civic society within a long repressed political and intellectual culture. The story of this movement’s arguments, strategies, and ultimate success is both a key story in the decay and collapse of communist rule in Hungary, but a case study in how a non-western European/American approach to the politics of preservation can rally support and achieve consensus. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5e45b67380cb4dbabf6b4b3a53020ec12022-12-22T01:34:20ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghHungarian Cultural Studies2471-965X2020-07-0113011113010.5195/ahea.2020.391375Let the River Flow: Fighting a Dam in Communist HungaryDavid A.J. ReynoldsFaced with communist Czechoslovakia and Hungary’s 1977 scheme to construct a diversion canal and hydroelectric dam system on the Danube, a movement gradually arose in Hungary to fight the plan. This national dissident campaign, which started with discussion groups and technical articles, not only brought in an extraordinary cross-section of opinion and background—united around the preservation of natural heritage—but played a key part in the rebirth of a lively civic society within a long repressed political and intellectual culture. The story of this movement’s arguments, strategies, and ultimate success is both a key story in the decay and collapse of communist rule in Hungary, but a case study in how a non-western European/American approach to the politics of preservation can rally support and achieve consensus.http://ahea.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/ahea/article/view/391hungarian civic societydanubehydro-electric damsdissent in communist hungarypreservationczechoslovak-hungarian relations |
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