TY - BOOK AU - Grzymaa-Busse Anna Maria TI - Redeeming the Communist Past: The Regeneration of Communist Parties in East Central Europe (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics) SN - 9780521806695 U1 - 324.21750943 PY - 2002/// PB - Cambridge Univ Pr KW - Politics N1 - index N2 - This major study examines one of the most surprising developments in East Central European politics after the democratic transitions of 1989: the completely unexpected regeneration of the former communist parties. After the collapse of the communist regimes in 1989, these ruling communist parties seemed consigned to oblivion. However, confounding scholarly and popular expectations, all of the parties survived, with some even returning to power ER -