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AnA u obiography
GeorLgu kacs
Recorodf Life
a
AnA utobiography
Thsir eevailnagu toibographoyft hHeu ngraian
Marxispthi olsophGeero rLgu kcasi sc etnreodn a
serioefis netrivewtsh ta hgea ev in1 969a nd1 971,
shortbleyfo rhesi d eatohn4 Jun1e 97 1.
Stimuteldbay t hsey mpatehtic iynecti sive
qusetoinigno ft hien etrivweert,h Heu ngraian
essayIissttv Eaonr sLiu,k acsd icsussaetsl entght he
courosefh sil fieh,s iy earosfp olticials truggalned,
hsifo rmaotin da rnoela sa M arxiisntet llcetual.
Froma h gihleyv oactiavceoc unotf h sic hlidohod
ands choyoelra sL,u kacsp roceetdods i csushssi
poltiicaawla keinngt;h dee batweist htihnse ociiaslt
movemenotv etrh Fei rsWto rlWda rfo rmt he
prelutdoae n a ssemsesnotf T actaincEdst hics,
writtein n1 199;f rmo theret hdesi cusisotnu rntso
Lukacs'esa rlmyaj ocro nrtibuttioMo nar xist
phiolsophHyi staonrCdyl aCsosn sciousness.
Aftecro nsirdniega tl engtthhye e arosfe migriaotn
inV iennaan dt hSeo vieUtni o,nL ukacsf nially
reclaslh sir etnut roH ungarayf tteherS econWdo rld
War,a ndh sin ewp ositiaosan r evloutiroynl aeft
cricto ifa ctluyal exiisntsgo cailism'.B ys ocaiilst
democracyh'ew, r ote in1 970,' Iu nderasntd
demcoraciyno ridnarlyfi ea,s i atp pearientd h e
WorkerSso'vi etosf1 781, 1095a nd1 91,a 7si ot nce
existiendt hseo ciiaslcto untiresa,n di nw hicfohr m
itm usbte r e-naimtaed.'
ThsiR ecoorfadL ifew,hi cihn lcduesa n
inrtoduicotbny I stvEaonr sfiu,r nisahc eosm pelilng
tribtuota er emarkambalne.
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Geogr Lukacs
Verso
Recordo f Life
a
An AutobiorgapihcalS ketch
Editebdy I stvaEno rsi
TranbsyRl oadtneedy Livingstone
Photoosn f roncto vecrl,o ckwfirsoemt opc,e ntrLeu:k acisn1 91(7Lu kacs
Archiovfet sh e InsotfiP thuitleo soopfth hyeH ungariAacna demoyfS ciences);
decroenet hew orkincgo nditioofan psp rentBiucdeasp,e 1s9t 1C9o;mm issar
Lukactsh antkhse p roletfaoririt ahste lipn o vercomtihnecg o unter-revolution
(froamn ewsrienet lh eH ungariFialnIm n stitLuutkea)c;ms e'msb esrhicpa rodf
thSeo viWerti terUsn'i o(nL ukaAcrsc hivCeosm)m;i ssLaurk acnsi ntfhr otmh e
lefste,c onrdo w,a mongt het rooopfst heH ungariCaonm muneJ,u l1y 919;
drawionfgL ukacfsr omF riUsjss aAf:p,r i1l9 1(L9u kaAcrsc hivLeusk)a;ws i th
BelBaa laasnzdf rienAdpsr,i1 l9 0L9uk;a castt hea geo f1 1(L ukaAcrsc hives).
Photoonsb accko ver, clocktwoiprs ieg hfHtru:on mg ariCaonm muniPsatr ty
postoefr1 94'I6n telleYcotuus ahlosu!jl odi uns !('I nstiotfPu atret Hyi story);
stiflrlostm h fei lOmu rP eopWlaen Pte a(c1 e9 5s1h)ow,i Lnugk aacdsd restshien g
ThirWdo rldP eacCeo ngreisns Buda(pFeislAtmr chiovfet sh eH ungarFiialnm
InstitLuutkea)c;os n,t hel efwte,cl ominPga blNoe rudaatF eriheagiyr port,
Budapeisn1t ,9 5(P1h oSteor voifct eh eH ungariTaenl egrAagpehn cyH)u;n gar
ianC Pp oste1r9,4 p6ro,c lai'mWiena gr beu ildtihnecg o untryt hfepo ero ple,
nott hec apitalists'o fP( aIrntsHyti isttuotrGeye )o:r Lgu kacisn1 97v1e,ry
shortbleyf ohrieds e ath.
Grateafcukln owledgeimsm eandtet oC orviKniaa dB6u,d apewshto,s Gey i.ir;�y
Lukcli1clisis:ij np� i'c taunrdde osrn mcteldtistb,ey dF ekeatned K addii,st hseo urce
foarl tlh ep hotolsi staebdo ve.
Thiesd itioofRn c wr4d1 1 LiUs:ir t ranslaotfti hoeGne rman
editiionnc,o rporcaotrirnegc taidodniisot.n aflo otnoatneds ,
emendatiaonndfs u rtheenrrti etso t heB iographNioctaels
preaprebdy t hee ditor.
Thei ntervwiietwNh e wL tRftct 'iptuwb,l ishheerdae s :i n
68, 1971.
appendioxr,i gailnlayp peareidnN LR July-August
Translatedt heGf erromm:i end ition.
Thitsr anslaftiirposuntb lisbhye d
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IntervwiietwNh e lLl'c Rjt•il 'it'll'
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CONTENTS
EditoNroitael 6
Translator's Note 8
IstvEaonr si:
9
TheR ightt ot heL astW ord
Recorodf a Life:
GeorLgu kacisnC onversaAtbioounht i Lsi fe
26
1.C hildhaonodEd a rClayr eer
44
2.W ara ndR evolution
70
3.I nE xile
112
4. BiancH ku ngary
GeorLgu kacs:
Gelebtes DenNkoteenst: o wardasn
Autobgiroaphy 143
Appendix:
Interviweiwt Nh ewL eRfte view 171
BiograpNhoitceasl 183
202
Notes
EditorNioatle
WhenG eoLrugck swa atso tlahdth e w assu effrnigfo rma nic nuradbielsaes e,
hem adeex atorrndairefyfo rttoss p eedu ph iwso roknt hceo riroetncosTt he
Onotygoo lfS oicaBleg is no acsmo ptlote htee.H m owev,et erhr apdieedtro ira
tioofhn i cso ntdiioenev tnpehrdi frmo ma tdtiegntn ot htias,sw khhiw caosf
sucohv edrirniigmp orett aohn cimw,i thhic ssu tmoayri tnetn.ysI iwta ast
thtiisetm hhaeet m brakeodna s kcehot fh ilsei p,fa trlbye ucsaoeft hrele iavte
feremd foormt ehotraieelcffo rwthi cihet n ltea,adi npda rttoful lyfit lhw ei sh
ofh ilsa wtieef .Bu to cnet ehs ektwcahfi sni hse,di btce maeo bovuitsh haet
lcaketedhs etnrgttoeh l abiofutrra tthee rs.h eTerhrte i eooxfwne rit iwnags
soemtihntgow hhih cipsyh iscpawole rpsrv oeidcn raesnigluyneu qa.Sl nichee
counlodet n deut rhieda oe fal eiw fihtouwto r,hk owvee,rh e lfoolwteehd
avdiocfpe u pcillotssoh e i amn ,wd ithhis set nrgrtahp ifdadilnyhg er, e rcdoed
tehe vteosnf h ilseio fnt aeip n1 97b1ya nwsenrgiq eustipounttsoh ibmy
ErszbeeVte zaenrds mwyhshiew clehf a bdsa eodnt ehs keLti11cedhT hgothu
(GelDeeb1t1eksWe e1h 1af)dr. ue eqynm tadles uctphae idtn reivewwsi tGheo rg
Lukcasp,ra tuillcayir n16 99.
Ina ssbelmiandngc dtii tnehgs meat earlIish atdw aoi smi nvi we.I nt eh
firsatc Iew p ilesdht og iavc eo mpalceoctuneto f te hc o11otfee ri ttlnhfevsri e,w s
tor eceovryedtr hGienogLr ukga cflestt o obfve a laubeo huitm saenlhdfi s
ag.Se encdo,l wyIa sp anaistt oo dupcraer aedaabnlcdeo heentrte .xF totrh is
raes,oi nna ddittoti ehou ns lus aytlicsotrcirtcei .oI an lssod ea ms aeersoi f
stutcruarclh nag.eA ssfo ra sp ossIih baelvo dere erdt ehm aetrciharloo lnogic
al.lW yherpea asgseacsrr peeaIth evadeo ptefdo treh m oert rcehnaanntd
copmlevteseri .oI nnan umbeorfp a lceIh sa vpere errfeedal rrip ehrsaeasn d
fromulattioto ohnsoseft h1e9 7it1ne rwvs,ci heeiflbye ucsaien1 699G eorg
Lukawcassst iinfllu lpl o sssieoosfhn i pso wseo rfe xpsrse.iI onpna lcIeh sva e
modfiietdeh q usetitoofnt its eh a snwsea rdnh vaete rtaetdh qeeu sitoonftse h
twiotn evriesw etarhsuo gtheh yw eroen eIh. va ea lwsooev n naub meorf
theoretsitcaatle meinntttsoh eb iographniacrarla twihveer Ief eltth atth ese
convebye tttehra ann yo thearnsa ccurpaitcet uorfGe e orLgu kacassh ew as
ont het hreshoofld de ath.
It foltlhoaiwtnss tripchti lolotgeircmatslh ep resetnetxi tsn ot' authentic'.
Howeveri,ti sa uthenitnit ch es ensteh aetv eruyt terarnecceo rdiesd
guarantbeyte hdes tatemeonntt asp eIh. a vree sisttheetd e mptattiopo unb lish
anythiIcn agn noactt uadlolcyu menetv,e wnh ermey r ecolleocftw ihoantw as
saiidsa ccuriante ev erdye taAilf .u rther oafst pheeac utt hentoifct ihtety e xt
ist haIth avneo tm adea ny' selecutsieov fet 'h em aterial. pNoeliitthnieocrra l
anyo thecro nsiderahtaivoein nsd ucmeed t oc ensoLru kacss w'o rds in any
way.D urinmgy worokn t he tIef xetle tn courapgaerdt blyyt hef actth aIt
hadp erformseidm iltaars kfso rG eorLgu kacdsu rinhgi sl ifetainmdep ,a rtly
bym y belitehfaI tw asp roceedvienrmgyu chi nh issp irTihtr.o ughohuietsn
tirlei fheeh adf elat g reateesrt eefmo rt hes orotf f ideltihtaiyt c oncerned
witahn a ccutrera eproducotfti hoeen s sentoifaa f losr mo ra p rocetshsaw ni th
Itie rfiadle liatnydp hilolopgeidcaanlt ry.
ItsvaEno rsi
TranslatNoort'es
IvsatEno r'issin o tdruicot'nhT,e R ighttot e hL aWsotdr ,'h aasel ardayp
pearienEd n gs,lhi inN ewG ermaCnr iuteNi,umq be2r3, S rpinSgum/mer
1891T.h per eensttr atnisiolnsnae ,wa hlotughha vcIeo ntseutdelhv ersbiyo n
GeorffeDya sva inadm g rtaeftuoNl e Gwe rmCarniui qtfoer p remisstiouo sne
teho ccastiuornnpa hrloa .fs e
MosotfL uck'saosw nb oorkesfe rtroie ntde h t eaxrtae v labailienE ngslhi
traanotsniIl.h avaded seodmr eee frenwcheerasep r poipeart.h aIva oela sdded
somfoeo toents ttehto e wxhte rcel fiacraitsieoenmn eedcs csyea.Tr hesaer e
makre:d( rTnas).o;ht efroo ntoets taehre edo i'rts.
Iw isthoe xprmeyst ash nktsoP rofesPseotEreva rn osfS otuahmpton
Uneirvts,yfoi rp riodvimnewg i tuehsuf li noframtiaobno utt 6tkBoa;M r rs
IloBnelal, ofo srh elwpi tsho mHeun graiwaonr desd i nute sho rniag;tli o
AndreRaet ieorfS otuhampUtnioevnsr itfyorr,e lsvoisnogm et ehoa fm
biugtiioefts h Geer matnxe ta;n tdo A loinH amlfironh ,an vgit ypteehd
mancurpsits oefi fcieantst hloynr octte i.
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