Dangerous Language — Esperanto and the Decline of Stalinism
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 Sta...
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| Language: | English |
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London
Palgrave Macmillan UK
2017, 2017
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2017 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- - PART I: THE DEATH OF ESPERANTO IN THE SOVIET UNION
- Chapter 1: The events of 1937-38
- Chapter 2: Esperantists in the Great Purge
- Chapter 3: The emergence of Soviet patriotism
- Chapter 4: International correspondence
- Chapter 5: Silence descends
- PART II: ESPERANTO REBORN
- Chapter 6: After the Second World War: The Great Silence in Eastern Europe
- Chapter 7: Stalin against Marr
- Chapter 8: The needs of the present
- Chapter 9: Revival of the movement
- Chapter 10: Eastern Europe: progress and problems
- Chapter 11: The Soviet Union: between hope and doubt
- PART III: CONCLUSION
- Chapter 12: Conclusion: Dangerous Language or Language of Hope?