Episode 132 - Sore Winners

Romania was a nation better situated than most by 1929. It hadn't suffered from devastating civil conflict, there had been no political collapse, and its frontiers were reflective of the dreams of every nationalist. And of course, there's a significant "but" to that statement. Corruption was rife, the people didn't really benefit much from the swank new borders, and a local brand of fascism was on the rise.    Bibliography for this episode:  Berend, Ivan Decades of Crisis: Central and Eastern Europe Before World War II University of California Press 1998 Nagy-Talavera, Nicholas M The Green Shirts and the Others: A History of Fascism in Hungary and Romania Histria Books 2021 Hitchins, Keith A Concise History of Romania Cambridge University Press 2014 Glenny, Misha The Balkans: Nationalism, War, and the Great Powers 1804-1999 Penguin Books Ltd 1999   Questions? Comments? Email me at [email protected]