Eastern Europe a Decade Later: Reassessing the Revolutions of 1989

Issue Date January 1999
Volume 10
Issue 1
Page Numbers 69-73
file Print
arrow-down-thin Download from Project MUSE
external View Citation

Read the full essay here.

About the Author

Vladimir Tismaneanu is professor of government and politics at the University of Maryland, College Park. His most recent book is The Devil in History: Communism, Fascism, and Some Lessons of the Twentieth Century (2012).

View all work by Vladimir Tismaneanu

Further Reading

Volume 13, Issue 1

The Weakness of Postcommunist Civil Society

Recent studies suggest that civil society in the postcommunist countries is significantly weaker than in other types of democracies, old or new. Can this legacy of communism be overcome? If…

Volume 18, Issue 2

Another Russia? Putin’s Invented Opposition

The Kremlin's ultimate need for democratic legitimacy, both at home and abroad, may be the key vulnerability of the Putin regime.

Volume 14, Issue 2

The Czech Republic’s First Decade

Invited to join the European Union next year, the Czech Republic has a weak governing coalition that faces deep challenges at home.