Yes / This study assesses the wartime intelligence activities of the leading Hungarian historian Gyula Szekfű, and the controversial diplomatic role he played in Moscow after the Second World War. It is argued that the scholar-turned-diplomat nurtured the forlorn hope of mitigating the impact of military defeat by securing Soviet benevolence towards Hungary. Szekfű’s deep anxiety for his country, inextricably entwined with his own existential fears and a powerful motive of self-preservation, contributed to his complete political metamorphosis. Instead of justifying or condemning his inconsistencies and moral choices, this article traces the elements of continuity in his thinking and in Hungarian foreign policy.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/19960 |
| Date | 07 August 2024 |
| Creators | Batonyi, Gabor |
| Publisher | Modern Humanities Research Association / School of Slavonic and East European Studies |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Article, Published version |
| Rights | (c) 2012 The Author. Full-text reproduced with author's permission., Unspecified |
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