Helen Szamuely
Helen Szamuely (1950 – 2017) was a historian and Eurosceptic who was a researcher for the Bruges Group and founder of the Anti-Federalist League.[1][2] She was the daughter of Tibor Szamuely. After the Maastricht Treaty was signed in 1992, she organised monthly meetings at the Red Lion near Parliament to discuss Europe.[3]
Helen Szamuely | |
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Born | |
Died | 5 April 2017 66) (aged |
Alma mater | University of Leeds |
Occupation | Historian |
Known for | Euroscepticism |
Publications
Her articles on history and politics have appeared in publications including History Today,[4] Standpoint,[5] New Statesman,[6] Guardian, Salisbury Review, EUobserver.[7] She wrote reviews of detective stories for the Social Affairs Unit.[8] She ran her own blogs Your Freedom and Ours, Conservative History Journal and Fisheries - Truth and Fiction and wrote for other blogs including London Historians.
Publications include:
- A "Coming Home" Or Poisoned Chalice?[9] - Helen Szamuely, Bill Jamieson
- Alien Thoughts: Reflections on Identity[10] - Helen Szamuely, Robert W. Cahn, Yahya El-Droubie
- A Delayed Homecoming: An Update on European Union Enlargement[11] - Helen Szamuely
- Samizdat: Based on a Discussion at the CRCE[12] - Dennis O'Keefe, Helen Szamuely
- "What if Lenin's 'sealed' train had not reached Petrograd in 1917?" in Prime Minister Portillo and other things that never happened[13] - edited by Duncan Brack and Iain Dale
- "What if Czechoslovakia had fought in 1938?" in President Gore and other things that never happened[14] - edited by Duncan Brack
Translations include:
- Moving the Mountain: Inside the Perestroika Revolution[15] - Abel Aganbegyan translated by Helen Szamuely from Russian to English
- Choices and Decisions: A Life[16] - Éva Haraszti-Taylor translated by Helen Szamuely from Hungarian to English
References
- "Helen Szamuely", The Times, 20 April 2017
- "Helen Szamuely, ardent Eurosceptic", Daily Telegraph, 14 May 2017
- Anthony Forster (2003), Euroscepticism in Contemporary British Politics, Routledge, p. 88, ISBN 9781134445516
- "Author: Helen Szamuely". www.historytoday.com.
- "Author: Helen Szamuely". standpointmag.co.uk.
- "Author: Helen Szamuely". www.newstatesman.com.
- "Author: Helen Szamuely". euobserver.com.
- "Reviews - Detective Fiction Archives". www.socialaffairsunit.org.uk.
- Szamuely, Helen. (1998). A "coming home" or poisoned chalice?. Jamieson, Bill, 1945-. London: Centre for Research into Post-Communist Economies. ISBN 0-948027-28-2. OCLC 40673569.
- "Alien Thoughts: Reflections on Identity". www.brugesgroup.com.
- Szamuely, Helen. (2000). A delayed homecoming : an update on European Union enlargement. Centre for Research into Post-Communist Economies. London: Centre for Research into Post-Communist Economies. ISBN 0-948027-33-9. OCLC 59445319.
- O'Keeffe, Dennis. (2004). Samizdat : based on a discussion at the CRCE. Szamuely, Helen., Centre for Research into Post-Communist Economies. London: Centre for Research into Post-Communist Economies. ISBN 0-948027-43-6. OCLC 57230558.
- Prime Minister Portillo, and other things that never happened. Brack, Duncan; Dale, Iain. London: Politico's. 2004. ISBN 978-1-84275-111-4. OCLC 56645800.CS1 maint: others (link)
- President Gore-- : --and other things that never happened. Brack, Duncan. London: Politico's. 2006. ISBN 1-84275-172-7. OCLC 70882535.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Aganbegı͡an, Abel Gezevich. (1989). Moving the mountain: inside the perestroika revolution. London ; New York: Bantam Press. ISBN 978-0-593-01818-7.
- Haraszti-Taylor, Eva. (1997). Choices and decisions : a life. London: Haraszti-Taylor. ISBN 0952371715. OCLC 38339963.