József Révai
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József Révai Hungarian communist politician.
He was one of the founders of the Communist Party of Hungary (Kommunisták Magyarországi Pártja; KMP) in 1918. He lived in the Soviet Union
between 1934 and 1944. 11 May,-27 September 1945 Rèvai was a member of the High National Council
. Between 1945 and 1950 he was chief editor of Szabad Nép ("Free People").
He controlled all aspects of Hungary's cultural life from 1948 until 1953; from 1949 he was also the Minister of Education. After 1953 his influence decreased.
Between 1945–1956 he was a member of the Central Committee of his party, which was renamed in 1948 to Hungarian Working People's Party (Magyar Dolgozók Pártja; MDP) after merging with another party. He was the member of the Political Committee (1945–1953; 1956). After the Workers' Party was dissolved and the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party
took over its role as the ruling Communist party, Révai became a member of the new party's Central Committee in 1957. He was vice-president to the Presidential Committee between 1953–1958.
He was one of the founders of the Communist Party of Hungary (Kommunisták Magyarországi Pártja; KMP) in 1918. He lived in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
between 1934 and 1944. 11 May,-27 September 1945 Rèvai was a member of the High National Council
High National Council
High National Council was the collective head of state of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1945 until 1946.-Members of the first High National Council :...
. Between 1945 and 1950 he was chief editor of Szabad Nép ("Free People").
He controlled all aspects of Hungary's cultural life from 1948 until 1953; from 1949 he was also the Minister of Education. After 1953 his influence decreased.
Between 1945–1956 he was a member of the Central Committee of his party, which was renamed in 1948 to Hungarian Working People's Party (Magyar Dolgozók Pártja; MDP) after merging with another party. He was the member of the Political Committee (1945–1953; 1956). After the Workers' Party was dissolved and the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party
Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party
The Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party was the ruling Marxist–Leninist party of Hungary between 1956 and 1989. It was organised from elements of the Hungarian Working People's Party during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution...
took over its role as the ruling Communist party, Révai became a member of the new party's Central Committee in 1957. He was vice-president to the Presidential Committee between 1953–1958.
Works
- AdyEndre AdyEndre Ady was a Hungarian poet.-Biography:Ady was born in Érmindszent, Szilágy county . He belonged to an impoverished Calvinist noble family...
(Budapest, 1945) - Marxizmus és magyarság ("Marxism and the Hungarians"; Budapest, 1946)
- Marxizmus és népiesség ("Marxism and Popularism"; Budapest, 1946)
- Élni tudunk a szabadsággal ("We Can Live with Freedom"; Budapest, 1949)
- Kulturális forradalmunk kérdései ("Questions about our Cultural Revolution"; Budapest, 1952)
- Válogatott irodalmi tanulmányok ("Selected Essays in Literature", Budapest, 1960)
- Válogatott történelmi írások I–II. ("Selected Essays in History I–II."; Budapest, 1966).
Sources
- Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon 1000–1990
- Egyetemes Lexikon, Officina Nova Kiadó (1994).