History A-Level
Goulash Communism
What Goulash Communism means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Goulash Communism
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Kadar's expansion in Hungary, introducing market mechanisms that raised living standards while maintaining party control.
Topics that use Goulash Communism
- 2T The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953–2000 (A-level only) – 'Real existing Socialism', 1968–1980 (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Brezhnev Doctrine
- Gdańsk Agreement
- Human rights
- Normalisation
- Political pluralism
- Real existing socialism
- Religious opposition
- Solidarity
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