Politics, society, economy in the Hungarian Radio 1949-1952

The book presents the history of Hungarian Radio between 1949-1952 based on original documents. Continuation of the work published in 2012, which contains the events of the 1945-1948 coalition period. This volume describes in detail the fundamentally changed situation in radio after the 1949 elections. The radio was nationalized and at the same time came under the direct control of the party. The leading bodies of the radio were reorganized, among them the Agitation and Propaganda department was created, which included the most important columns. The management of the radio station followed the party's objectives, and in its programs, it carried out significant propaganda in order to achieve them. Thus, the fight against imperialism, the fight against clerical reaction, keeping the kulaks' image of the enemy alive, strengthening the peace struggle, the Stakhanovist movement, individual work competitions, cooperatives, peace loans, and the propaganda of the world of people's educators played a strong role in the broadcasts. In his programs and reports, in addition to the politicians, he often presented and spoke about the workers and the peasantry of the countryside using the tools of propaganda. The processing of the radio's history continues with the presentation of the period between 1953-1958.