Cold War History Research Center, Budapest

We are now accepting proposals for our 16th Annual International Student Conference, taking place at Corvinus University of Budapest on July 30–31, 2026.

To apply, please submit an abstract of up to 5,000 words via the following Google Form: https://forms.gle/iuBfumCgTRV71dD27

We are proud to announce that a book forum has been published on CWHRC Director Csaba BÉKÉS’s monograph: Hungary’s Cold War in the Journal of Cold War Studies.

BOOK FORUM
HUNGARY, THE USSR, AND THE COLD WAR
✣ Commentaries by Balázs Szalontai, Aleksandr Stykalin, Miklós Mitrovits, and Robert C. Austin
✣ Reply by Csaba Békés

Csaba Békés, Hungary’s Cold War: International Relations from the End of World War II to the Fall of the Soviet Union. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2022. 400 pp. $39.95.


Editor's Note (Mark Kramer)
"Over the past 35 years, Csaba Békés has been one of Hungary’s most innovative and prominent scholars of 20th-century European history. In his latest book, Hungary’s Cold War, he brings together various strands of his previous scholarship, providing a full survey of Hungary’s role in the Cold War. (…)
The issue then turns to a book forum dealing with Csaba Békés's landmark book, Hungary's Cold War. (…) Békés's new book builds on more than 30 years of his own research as well as the work of others to produce a wide-ranging, illuminating survey of Hungary's role in the international system during the Cold War."

Hungary, the USSR, and the Cold War Csaba Békés, Hungary's Cold War: International Relations from the End of World War II to the Fall of the Soviet Union. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2022. 400 pp. $39.95.Thanks to the Hungarian Archives Act of 1995, which made pre-1990 records accessible to the public, scholars ...

Call for Contributions!

Are you researching the history of the Cold War?

We are now preparing the 9th enlarged edition of the Bibliography of New Cold War History – a one-of-a-kind global reference for scholars and students.

We are inviting scholars from all around the world to send us a full list of publications on any aspects of the Cold War, published since 1989. Those who have already sent us a list earlier, or whose works have been included by our staff, may add their publications of 2024 to our bibliography.

Submission details:
Please send your work in Word format to [email protected]
🗓️ Deadline: October 31, 2025

For more details, please see: https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20126508/call-new-cold-war-history-bibliography-entries

Help us build the most comprehensive bibliography on Cold War history – and share with colleagues who may be interested! 🌍

Call for New Cold War History Bibliography Entries | H-Net From: Békés Csaba Greetings from the Cold War History Research Center, Budapest which celebrated the 20th anniversary of its foundation in December, 1998. (www.coldwar.hu)This is to invite you to contribute to our unique scholarly enterprise: The Bibliography of New Cold War...

The Soviet Bloc in the Cold War – Keynote speech by Csaba Békés

We’re sharing the keynote speech by Csaba Békés, professor at Corvinus University of Budapest and Director of the Cold War History Research Center, held at the 15th Annual Cold War History Research Center International Student Conference (May 27–28, 2025).

📖 Békés is the author of Hungary’s Cold War: International Relations from the End of World War Two to the Fall of the Soviet Union (UNC Press, 2022).
His talk offers new perspectives on the Cold War, based on decades of research.

🎥 Watch the full video including:
✅ Opening remarks by Csaba Békés
✅ Opening speech by Ágnes Szunomár, Director, Institute of Global Studies
✅ Keynote: The Soviet Bloc in the Cold War (starts at 11:00)

Csaba Békés' Keynote Speech at the XV. Annual CWHRC International Student Conference Csaba Békés' keynote speech at the XV. Annual CWHRC International Student Conference at Corvinus University of Budapest reflected on his decades-long researc...