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The Parteihochschule Karl Marx under Ulbricht and Honecker, 1946-1990

The Perseverance of a Stalinist Institution

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Authors:
  1. Dietrich Orlow

    1. Boston University, Boston, USA

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  • Tells the story of the PHS from its creation in the 1940s to the collapse of the GDR in the late 1980s
  • Examines key figures central to the PHS, including Hanna Wolf, Kurt Tiedke and Görtz Dieckmann
  • Sheds light on the influence of party dogma and elitism in spreading Marxism-Leninism across Eastern Europe

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Political History (PSPH)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-v
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  2. The PHS Under Ulbricht and Honecker 1949–1990: The Perseverance of a Stalinist Institution

    • Dietrich Orlow
    Pages 1-3

  3. Origins and Early Years, 1930–1950

    • Dietrich Orlow
    Pages 5-13

  4. The Wolf Era: The Ulbricht Years (1950–1971)

    • Dietrich Orlow
    Pages 15-26

  5. The Hanna Wolf Era: The Honecker Years (1971–1983)

    • Dietrich Orlow
    Pages 27-47

  6. The PHS Under Kurt Tiedke, 1983–1989

    • Dietrich Orlow
    Pages 49-83

  7. Epilogue

    • Dietrich Orlow
    Pages 85-89

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 91-96
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About this book

Presenting the history of an unexplored yet significant institution in East Germany, this book analyses the development of the Parteihochschule Karl Marx (PHS), a training institute for Communist party officials and members of the functional elite. By chronicling the PHS from its establishment in 1946, the author demonstrates how it sought to implement Stalin’s rule, and sheds light on the activities of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) in the German Democratic Republic. The book focuses on the leadership of Walter Ulbricht and Erich Honecker as First Secretary and General Secretary of the SED respectively, and examines key personalities within the PHS. The activities of party functionaries under the rule of Hanna Wolf and Kurt Tiedke are scrutinised, revealing the dogmatic nature of the East German regime. An essential read for anyone interested in German history and East European Communism, this book brings to light one of the key institutions in implementing Stalinism and Marxism-Leninism in the German Democratic Republic.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Boston University, Boston, USA

    Dietrich Orlow

About the author

​Dietrich Orlow is Emeritus Professor of History at Boston University, USA. Before teaching at Boston University, Dietrich was a Visiting Professor at the Universities of Hamburg in Germany, and Amsterdam in the Netherlands. His research activities focus on aspects of the comparative history of contemporary Europe. He has written several books dealing with the history of modern Germany, including Socialist Reformers and the Collapse of the German Democratic Republic (Palgrave, 2015). 

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