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En morgen omkring 1989 vågnede østeuropæerne op til en ganske ny og chokerende verden. Berlinmuren var faldet og østblokken brudt sammen. Glæden og optimismen var stor – ikke mindst i Vesten. Men hvordan har de det egentlig i den østlige del af kontinentet, her tre årtier senere? Hvordan lever de millioner af mennesker, der blev født, opdraget og indoktrineret til solidaritet, enhed, nøjsomhed og marxisme i deres nye tilværelse efter kapitalismens triumf? Thomas Ubbesen har med tog og bus rejst til 15 lande i de østlige udkanter af vores kontinent. Han er taget helt ind i stuen hos mennesker, der har gennemlevet historien på nærmeste hold – og som alle har oplevet personlige dramaer fyldt af håb, forundring, forbløffelse, gru og spredte glimt af lykke. Det er menneskene som små brikker i et enormt, politisk spil, det handler om. Folk, der aldrig havde bedt om eller forventet andet end tryghed, fællesskab og lidt varer på hylderne, men som uden varsel blev kastet ud i en helt ny virkelighed styret af blinde markedskræfter, løssluppen grådighed og politisk vanvid. Rejsen går gennem lande og regioner, der den dag i dag er dybt mærket af enorme og blodige begivenheder i det 20. århundrede. Bogen dokumenterer, at der stadig eksisterer en afgrundsdyb kløft mellem os i vest og dem i øst – vores historie tåler ingen sammenligning.

This volume undertakes a comprehensive examination of issues of translation, adaptation, and intertextuality in Hungarian popular music. Focusing on the period of state socialism, the authors provide various examples of how musicians ¿ professionals and amateurs alike ¿ borrowed songs from distant times and places, reinventing them in a new political, technological, and esthetic environment. The case studies deal with a wide range of genresand styles that played an important role in Hungary, such as operetta, protest song, folk, jazz, pop, and rock. Placing the Hungarian experience in a regional context, the collection also gives insight into the music scenes of the neighboring countries through a major comparative study on the Beatles adaptations in the Eastern Bloc.

After the death of Stalin, the Soviet Union underwent profound changes as the communist project was rejuvenated. Robert Hornsby details this remarkable era of Soviet history, in which mass repression was reined in, cultural restrictions slackened, new connections with the outside world proliferated, and the Cold War reached its peak.

The SR-71 Blackbird is an iconic aircraft that has come to symbolize America's technological superiority during the Cold War. Using recently declassified information, globally renowned expert Paul Crickmore updates his definitive account of the aircraft.The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird ranks as one of the most elegant, sleek and powerful aeroplanes ever designed. But it was not built to be admired - it was built not to be seen at all. The high-altitude aerial reconnaissance sorties it was to perform were top secret and carefully concealed from public knowledge. However, as the aircraft have become museum pieces and details of their work declassified, the whole story of their design and operation can finally be told.This updated edition of Paul Crickmore's classic Lockheed Blackbird: Beyond the Secret Missions is based on 850 pages of documentation and images declassified by the CIA covering the A-12 Oxcart programme. These highly significant documents range from discussions at the highest levels of the US government concerning the rationale for Oxcart's development and eventual deployment, to extremely detailed intelligence data gleaned from each of the 29 operational missions flown by Oxcart during Operation Black Shield. The Blackbird family of aircraft continue to fascinate a wide age group and, since the aircraft will never fly again, its history has become timeless. This new edition will provide the last word on the SR-71 Blackbird and its operational history.