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The rise of fascism in Hungary proceeded in fits and starts during the 30s, primarily due to there not being a formidable Left in the country's politics to rage against. But the Depression hit the country severely enough that the establishment was badly discredited, and the men who had crushed the Left in 1919 and the early 20s were still around to sink their hooks into the state. On top of that, a new generation of fascists arose to push the nation into ever more extreme directions. 

Bibliography for this episode: 

1. Berend, Ivan Decades of Crisis: Central and Eastern Europe Before World War II University of California Press 1998
2. Nagy-Talavera, Nicholas M The Green Shirts and the Others: A History of Fascism in Hungary and Romania Histria Books 2021
3. Hoensch, Jorg A History of Modern Hungary 1867-1994 Longman Group Ltd 1996

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