Paul Lendvai

A Thousand Years of Victory in Defeat

The Hungarians

An account of the anti-Semitic feelings in Eastern Europe, particularly the Communist countries, since World War II. The author traces the roots of the anti-Semitic--anti-Zionist prejudice and describes it as a political weapon.

Communist Eastern Europe

Anti-Semitism Without Jews

A no-holds-barred biography of Viktor Orb�n, the most successful--and arguably most dangerous--politician in Hungarian history.Through a masterly and cynical manipulation of ethnic nationalism, and deep-rooted corruption, Prime Minister Orb�n has exploited successive electoral victories to build a closely knit and super-rich oligarchy. More than any other EU leader, he wields undisputed power over his people.Orb�n's ambitions are far-reaching. Hailed by governments and far-right politicians as the champion of a new anti-Brussels nationalism, his ruthless crackdown on refugees, his open break with normative values and his undisguised admiration for Presidents Putin and Trump pose a formidable challenge to the survival of liberal democracy in a divided Europe. Mining exclusive documents and interviews, celebrated journalist Paul Lendvai sketches the extraordinary rise of Orb�n, an erstwhile anti-communist rebel turned populist autocrat. His compelling portrait reveals a man with unfettered power.

Europe's New Strongman

Orbán

A no-holds-barred biography of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who has become a pivotal figure in European politics since 2010, this is the first English- language study of the erstwhile anti-communist rebel turned populist autocrat. Through a masterly and cynical manipulation of ethnic nationalism, generating fear of migrants and deep-rooted corruption, Orbán has exploited successive electoral victories to build a closely knit and super-rich oligarchy. He holds unfettered power in Hungary and is regarded as the single most powerful leader within the European Union. Orbán's ambitions are far-reaching. Hailed by governments and far-right politicians as a symbol of a new anti-Brussels nationalism, his ruthless crackdown on refugees, his open break with normative values and his undisguised admiration for Presidents Putin and Trump mean he poses a formidable challenge to Angela Merkel and the survival of liberal democracy in a divided Europe. Drawing on access to exclusive documents and numerous interviews, celebrated veteran journalist Paul Lendvai paints a compelling portrait of the most successful and, arguably, most dangerous politician in Hungarian history.

Hungary's Strongman

A no-holds-barred biography of Viktor Orbán, the most successful--and arguably most dangerous--politician in Hungarian history.Through a masterly and cynical manipulation of ethnic nationalism, and deep-rooted corruption, Prime Minister Orbán has exploited successive electoral victories to build a closely knit and super-rich oligarchy. More than any other EU leader, he wields undisputed power over his people.Orbán's ambitions are far-reaching. Hailed by governments and far-right politicians as the champion of a new anti-Brussels nationalism, his ruthless crackdown on refugees, his open break with normative values and his undisguised admiration for Presidents Putin and Trump pose a formidable challenge to the survival of liberal democracy in a divided Europe. Mining exclusive documents and interviews, celebrated journalist Paul Lendvai sketches the extraordinary rise of Orbán, an erstwhile anti-communist rebel turned populist autocrat. His compelling portrait reveals a man with unfettered power.

Orban

On October 23, 1956, a popular uprising against Soviet rule swept through Hungary like a force of nature, only to be mercilessly crushed by Soviet tanks twelve days later. This book presents an eyewitness account and an history of the uprising in Hungary that heralded the future liberation of Eastern Europe.

The 1956 Hungarian Uprising and Its Legacy

One Day That Shook the Communist World

About the history of Hungary from the Middle Ages until 1990.

Reportage aus dem Land der Skipetaren

Das einsame Albanien

Paul Lendvai – Journalist und Kenner Osteuropas Paul Lendvai ist mehr als ein Journalist: Er ist ein Kenner Osteuropas und war den Großen und Mächtigen der Welt ein Gesprächspartner. In seinem zehnten Lebensjahrzehnt blickt er für uns noch einmal zurück, auf dass kein falsches Licht aus dem Heute auf die historischen Tatsachen fallen möge: - Messerscharfe Analysen und ein kritischer Blick auf die europäische Politik - Begegnungen mit Machthabern und Politikern, Wissenschaftlern und Künstlern und berühmten Persönlichkeiten wie Melvin Lasky, Walter Laqueur und George Soros - Zeitgeschichte aus erster Hand: Paul Lendvai ist Chefredakteur der Europäischen Rundschau, Leiter des ORF-Europastudios, Kolumnist für den Standard - Polen und Ungarn, Albanien, der Zerfall Jugoslawiens und der Balkankrieg: Hintergrundwissen zur Geschichte Osteuropas - Biographische Erinnerungen eines großen Journalisten aus Österreich – persönlich, präzise, pointiert Europa im Umbruch – Analysen eines Zeitzeugen Historische Wenden und politische Zäsuren hat Paul Lendvai, der 1929 in Budapest geboren wurde und seit 1957 in Wien lebt, etliche erlebt. Über vieles, was wir nur aus Lehrbüchern und den Nachrichten kennen, berichtet Paul Lendvai aus erster Hand – so zum Beispiel über den Aufstand in Ungarn 1956, das Ende des Kalten Krieges und die Wende 1989/90 in Mittel- und Osteuropa. Sein umfangreiches Wissen und sein Blick in die Vergangenheit helfen uns, heutige Politiker wie Václav Klaus und Viktor Orbán besser einzuschätzen und die komplexen Verflechtungen der Geschichte Osteuropas zu verstehen. Seine Erinnerungen an herausragende Persönlichkeiten und Anekdoten aus einem bewegten Journalistenleben machen dieses Buch zu einem einzigartigen Schatzkästlein der Zeitgeschichte!

Begegnungen und Erinnerungen

Die verspielte Welt

"English translation first published in the United Kingdom by C. Hurst & Co. (Publishers) Ltd, London, and in North America, South America, and the Philippines by Princeton University Press, Copyright Ã 2003."

On October 23, 1956, a popular uprising against Soviet rule swept through Hungary like a force of nature, only to be mercilessly crushed by Soviet tanks twelve days later. Only now, fifty years after those harrowing events, can the full story be told. This book is a powerful eyewitness account and a gripping history of the uprising in Hungary that heralded the future liberation of Eastern Europe. Paul Lendvai was a young journalist covering politics in Hungary when the uprising broke out. He knew the government officials and revolutionaries involved. He was on the front lines of the student protests and the bloody street fights and he saw the revolutionary government smashed by the Red Army. In this riveting, deeply personal, and often irreverent book, Lendvai weaves his own experiences with in-depth reportage to unravel the complex chain of events leading up to and including the uprising, its brutal suppression, and its far-reaching political repercussions in Hungary and neighboring Eastern Bloc countries. He draws upon exclusive interviews with Russian and former KGB officials, survivors of the Soviet backlash, and relatives of those executed. He reveals new evidence from closed tribunals and documents kept secret in Soviet and Hungarian archives. Lendvai's breathtaking narrative shows how the uprising, while tragic, delivered a stunning blow to Communism that helped to ultimately bring about its demise. One Day That Shook the Communist World is the best account of these unprecedented events.

Überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage! Viktor Orbán gilt als der trickreichste und gefährlichste Politiker in der Europäischen Union. Mit seinem nationalistischen, fremdenfeindlichen und populistischen Kurs bekämpft er die europäische Solidarität, obwohl Ungarn einer der Hauptnutznießer der EU-Transfers ist. Hinter einem scheinbar demokratischen Vorhang wurde Ungarn in zehn Jahren zu einem autoritären Staat, an dessen Spitze Orbán mit nahezu uneingeschränkter Macht herrscht. Seine Regierung hat die verfassungsmäßigen Bremsen schrittweise liquidiert, die wichtigsten elektronischen und Printmedien unter Kontrolle gebracht und die Grundlagen des Rechtsstaates ausgehöhlt. Ungarn rangiert als der korrupteste EU-Mitgliedsstaat nach Bulgarien. Die erweiterte Neuauflage der 2018 mit dem Europäischen Buchpreis ausgezeichneten Biografie beschreibt anhand spannender Details die Abwendung des Orbán-Regimes vom Westen, die Konflikte mit der EU sowie den Werdegang und die Bereicherung der Familie und der Freunde des Regierungschefs.

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