Nadkarni, Maya. 2020. Remains of Socialism: Memory and the Futures of the Past in Postsocialist Hungary. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. 252 pp.

Abstract

Maya Nadkarni’s book masterfully describes the multilayered effects of four decades of communism on everyday life and politics in early 2000s in Hungary. Unlike many scholarly publications, which are often dry, with focused engagement with academic literature, her volume has the tone of an inviting and broadly accessible journal. Nadkarni skillfully weaves her personal observations into interviews with individuals from various generations