The Parteihochschule Karl Marx Under Ulbricht and Honecker, 1946-1990: The Perseverance of a Stalinist Institution

by Dietrich Orlow

Book Overview

Presenting the history of an unexplored yet significant institution in East Germany, this book analyses the development of the Parteihochschule Karl Marx (PHS), a training institute for Communist party officials and members of the functional elite. By chronicling the PHS from its establishment in 1946, the author demonstrates how it sought to implement Stalin's rule, and sheds light on the activities of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030702243
• ISBN13: 9783030702243
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"