Dangerous Language — Esperanto and the Decline of Stalinism

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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 Stalin’s 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 Stalinism’s 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 the solidarity of the Soviet bloc declined. This book will appeal to a wide readership, including linguists, historians, political scientists and others interested in the history of the twentieth century from the unusual perspective of language. This volume is complemented by the sister volume Dangerous Language — Esperanto under Hitler and Stalin which offers a concentration on the creation and early emergence of Esperanto as an international language.
Examines in depth that sad fate of the internationalist movement for a new world language, Esperanto

Offers the reader insight into archival materials documenting the persecution and mistreatment of the speakers and supporters of Esperanto in the modern ideological landscape of the 20th century

Uncovers the resurrection of Esperantism in the late Soviet period, suggesting its contribution to the downfall of the Soviet Union

Examines in depth that sad fate of the internationalist movement for a new world language, Esperanto Offers the reader insight into archival materials documenting the persecution and mistreatment of the speakers and supporters of Esperanto in the modern ideological landscape of the 20th century Uncovers the resurrection of Esperantism in the late Soviet period, suggesting its contribution to the downfall of the Soviet Union

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Ulrich Lins

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“The history of Esperanto is usually related by Esperantists, for Esperantists — and in Esperanto. This expanded translation of Ulrich Lins’s decades of research into the persecution of Esperantists makes for fascinating reading well beyond that community. Esperanto has no homeland, and for that very reason drew the ire of nationalists and other ideologues from across the political spectrum. This is, in short, nothing less than an alternative history of nationalism.” (Michael D. Gordin, Rosengarten Professor of Modern and Contemporary History, Princeton University, US)

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