Crisis of Marxist Ideology in Eastern Europe The Poverty of Utopia

First published in 1988, The Crisis of Marxist Ideology in Eastern Europe states that since de-Stalinisation began in Eastern Europe, the 'dead hand' of institutional Marxism has been eroded by revisionist Marxism, with the turn to young Marx and the philosophy of human emancipation to undermine prevailing orthodoxies. But this revisionism clung to the old socialist dogmas and refused a total break with the system, and the effort eventually failed. The result was the emergence of a dissident counterculture rejecting the system entirely. Independent social movements (such as unofficial peace groups and trade unions like Solidarity) have given this counterculture a major role in Eastern Europe, whilst the ruling elites have responded with confusion. Tismaneanu concludes that the only hope for the anti-totalitarian intellectuals of Eastern Europe is to oppose the regimes with non-Marxist ideas - otherwise they will be permanently reduced to the status of a hopeless, albeit heroic minority. This book will be of interest to students of economics, political science and international relations.

About the author

Vladimir Tismaneanu

Product details

• Authors: Vladimir Tismaneanu, Tismaneanu Vladimir
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 31.03.2025
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)
• EAN: 9781032458625
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3245862-5
• Pages: 238
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Civil Society, Eastern Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SED, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Mikhail Gorbachev, Development Studies, West Germany, Marxism & Communism, Gorbachev, Vice Versa, Young Man, Lev Kopelev, Independent Groups, de-Stalinisation, Marxist ideology, CPSU Central Committee, non-violent resistance, Budapest School, Romanian Communist Party, Milovan Djilas, Soviet Type Societies, Soviet Type Regimes, Soviet ideology, Mature Stalinism, Western Peace, CPSU Central Committee Resolution, Abortive Liberalisation, Soviet General Secretary, Sino Soviet Polemic, Revisionist Thinkers, East European Dissidents, Poverty of Utopia, Western Pacifist