The Czech communist leadership never considered dissolution and clung to members and structures.
Evidence
Dissolution was never even proposed, either at the Extraordinary Congress, or subsequently. It was “not a realistic path … especially if we want to retain a credible position in the June elections.” Party leader Mohorita argued that no dissolution was necessary, because once he and Adamec “had taken over the party, we did not have to do that … to the end I am convinced that it would have been a mistake to dissolve the party at that time.” Instead, the party’s top priority was to retain as many of its members and structures as possible through the transition. — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past, 496
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: The Czech party purged over 28 percent of its members after 1968 — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past: The…, 197; Czech communists preserved old leaders despite claiming reformist transformation — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past: The…, 460; Closed ideological-selection elites left the Czech party unable to adapt by 1989 — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past: The…, 216 (+2 more)
Broader Connections
- Even extreme discreditation did not force the Czech party to reform
#corroborates(0.90) — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past, 446 - Czech communists preserved old leaders despite claiming reformist transformation
#corroborates(0.85) — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past, 460 - Fear of losing control froze the Czech party against all reform until 1989
#corroborates(0.85) — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past, 200 - Closed ideological-selection elites left the Czech party unable to adapt by 1989
#expands(0.78) — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past, 216