Driving Behind the Iron Curtain
in Mobility in History
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Luminita Gatejel
Luminita Gatejel
Institute for East and Southeast European Studies gatejel@ios-regensburg.de
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This review article gives an overview of the relevant literature about automobile culture inside the former Eastern Bloc. First, researchers have used the history of automobiles to deepen our understanding of socialist consumption practices and the history of everyday life in Eastern Europe. Second, the existing literature on automobilty behind the Iron Curtain focuses on the role that Western automotive knowledge and technology played in socialist car production and usage. Finally, the case of the automobile also offers useful insight into socialist city planning and road building, but these remain understudied aspects.