Itt-Ott, 1983 (16. évfolyam, 1-3. szám)

1983 / 1. szám

Más könyvek meg se említenek, vagy alig. A Szovjetunió mindig megkapja a maga pár oldalát, s ez természetes is. De ha valamelyik kisebb "csatlósát" kiemelik, sohasem minket választanak. Vagy Csehszlovákiát, mert ugyebár ok nagy, demokratikus múltú nép, s nem nyomták el soha kisebbségeiket, mint mi; vagy Lengyelországot, mert még a legostobább tankönyvíró is tudja, hogy itt négymillió lengyel él, s az már valami; vagypedig Romániát, mert külpolitikájáról azt hiszik, hogy szovjetellenes. Példaként hadd idézzek a sok helyen használt Follett Social Studies sorozat 5.-6. osztályos, Exploring World Regions c.. igen tanulságos, 1975-ös kiadásából.-In Hungary, the Communists in the government first succeeded in gaining control of the police. Then they took over the newspaper offices and the radio stations so they could educate the people along Communist lines. Leaders who spoke out against the Communists were put in prison.

The Hungarian Communists held elections, but the police made sure that the people voted for communists. Priests were arrested and churches closed.

Party members dictated what was to be taught in the schools. And once the Communists had control of the government, they could count on Soviet soldiers to help them keep control. 2

Bármi igaz a fentiekből, tessék megfigyelni, hogy a leírásban nincsen dátum. Ez tehát az összbenyomás, amit a tanuló a könyvből magába szív. Magyarországon teljes az elnyomás a gyermek szemében ma is. Ellenben Romániában;

In 1965, Nicolae Ceausescu . . . became the top leader of the Rumanian Communist Party and the head of the Rumanian government. From the time he took office, he made the Party stand for Rumania first and Communism second. Ceausescu's theories of Communism placed the interests of the individual nation above those of the world Communist movement. Contrary to Marx, he felt that nations and national governments would be needed for a long time to come.

Ceausescu's leadership has loosened Rumania's strong ties with the Soviet Union. In the United Nations, Rumania's delegates often favor Western views rather than Soviet views. In the summer of 1967, war broke out between the Israelis and the Arabs in the Middle East. Soviet representatives at the United Nations spoke out against Israel. The Rumanian speakers called for peace without siding with either the Arabs or the Israelis. They refused to fall in line with the leaders in Moscow.

The Soviet Union called a meeting of its Communist allies in eastern Europe, and asked them to back its stand against Israel in the United Nations. Rumania stayed away from the meeting. The Rumanian leaders said they did not wish to take sides in the struggle. In the meantime, they continued to trade with Israel, a non-Communist country. They renewed their trade contracts in 1971.3 2 3

2. Yohe-Cahill-Gross-Gritzner, ed. Susan Dye Lee. Exploring World Regions. Eastern Hemisphere. Follett Social Studies series, Century Edition (Follett, Chicago, 1975), 303

3. uo., 305-6

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