Dangerous Language - Esperanto and the Decline of Stalinism, Lins, Ulrich<-

Dangerous Language Esperanto and the Decline of StalinismAuthor(s): Ulrich Lins, Humphrey Tonkin\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan, United Kingdom\nImprint: Palgrave Macmillan\nISBN-13: 9781349958016, 978-1349958016\nSynopsis\nThis is Volume 2 of Dangerous Language. 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 Stalins final years and the gradual re-emergence of the Esperanto movement. At first, its revival was limited to the satellite countries, especially Bulgaria and Poland, but, with Stalinisms gradual retreat, Esperanto organizations reappeared in most East European countries and eventually in the Soviet Union itself. The progress was uneven, and its details reveal the stresses and strains that became apparent as th.