After Hitler, Before Stalin: Catholics, Communists, and Democrats in Slovakia, 1945–1948

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AFTER HITLER, BEFORE STALIN Catholics, Communists, and Democrats in Slovakia, 1945–1948 JAMES RAMON FELAK After Hitler, Before Stalin Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies J o n a t h a n H a r r i s , Editor After Hitler, Before Stalin C a t h o l i cs , C o m m u n i s t s , a n d D e m o c r a t s i n S l o v a k i a , 1 9 4 5 – 1 9 4 8 J a m e s Ra m o n F e l a k U n i v e r s i t y o f P i t t sb u r g h P r e ss Published by the University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15260 Copyright © 2009, University of Pittsburgh Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Printed on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Felak, James Ramon, 1957– After Hitler, before Stalin : Catholics, communists, and democrats in Slovakia, 1945–1948 / James Ramon Felak. p. cm. — (Pitt series in Russian and East European studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8229-4374-7 (cloth : acid-free paper) ISBN-10: 0-8229-4374-3 (cloth : acid-free paper) 1. Slovakia—Politics and government—1945–1992. 2. Slovakia— History—1945–1992. I. Title. DB2828.7.F45 2009 943.73’042—dc22 2009002526 To my mother, Barbara Janosik Felak and In memory of my father, Ramon Charles Felak (1930–2000) ...