The essay aims to explore the European context of the Cold War, considering insights and intuitions intrinsic to Mosse’s historical, political, and cultural analysis. The article is structured in three sections. The first one deals with Mosse’s conception of the role of the historian and intellectual in a modern mass society. To Mosse, he or she can never remain alien to politics but, on the contrary, is called upon to take full responsibility for the impact of his/her actions on the community. The second section focuses on Mosse's interpretation of mass society in the international context of the Cold War. Special attention is here devoted to the relationships between politics and religion: a topic crucial in Mosse’s approach both in his historiography and his views on his times. The third part proposes an exemplification of how Mossean intuitions can meaningfully contribute to the comprehension of the European reality during the Cold War.

这篇文章旨在探讨冷战的欧洲背景，同时考虑摩斯的历史，政治和文化分析的内在见解和直觉。本文分为三个部分。第一个涉及摩斯关于历史学家和知识分子在现代大众社会中的作用的概念。对于Mosse而言，他或她永远不会对政治陌生，但相反，要求他（或她）对自己的行为对社区的影响负全部责任。第二部分侧重于摩斯在冷战国际背景下对大众社会的解释。这里特别关注政治与宗教之间的关系：这是一个对莫斯的历史学和他的时代观点都至关重要的话题。