Communism, Post-Communism, Sport, and Patriotism in 1980s-1990s Hungary

Sarah Johns, Morgana Olbrich

OAI: oai:digitalcommons.ursinus.edu:cold_war_lives-1000

We will argue that Communism left long lasting effects on the ways in which patriotism was perceived and executed through labor. Specifically we will look into the ways in which laborers, namely athletes, both intentionally and unintentionally used their work to gain privileges.

Valter Kalaus Swimming Olympics Cold War Oral History Communist patriotism patriotic laborers Erdos Gabor sport history Digital Humanities European History Oral History political history Sports Studies