HIST 226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Enver Hoxha, Autonomous Administrative Division, Nomenklatura
Document Summary
1960, the beginning of consolidated communist rule emblemized by the building of the berlin wall. Coordinated production in the bloc allowing for specialization by nation. Ex: ussr is supplier of energy, bulgaria agriculture. Communist states traded between themselves through goods, with the west using hard currency. Yugoslavia traded with comicon but not a full member. Enver hoxha leaves when breaks relations with ussr. Hungarian revolution and following suppression an opportunity for the expression of romanian nationalism. Hungarian autonomous area reduced with soviet approval. Romania resists integration of comicon, doesn"t want to become agricultural provider for the bloc. Invites technological advancement from the west, stopped jamming western radio though the party remains in control. Technology bought on credit, debt would become a burden. Party bureaucracy paralleled on every level of society. Nomenklatura database used to populate influential positions. Party has a committee at every level of administration paralleling structures. Sham elections, obligatory voting, only 1 list of candidates.
