My mother’s 1956 Revolution
If you ask me to tell you about the 1956 Revolution, my mother begins, there are two really important things that I need to mention. One is that I’ve never…
If you ask me to tell you about the 1956 Revolution, my mother begins, there are two really important things that I need to mention. One is that I’ve never…
During times of conflict, health workers have been central figures by saving lives. It’s their work that often allowed injured soldiers to recuperate and then return to the battlefield. This…
The communist party began to seize power in 1945 with the support of the Soviet Union, a process that was accomplished by 1948, from which point forward power was officially…
Nothing was left to chance in terms of education during the Rákosi era, since the communist dictatorship knew very well that it had to create loyal support from future generations,…
The cult of personality surrounding Stalin had its first grand appearance in Hungary on December 21st, 1949 on the occasion of the Soviet dictator’s 70th birthday. It was also on…
The cult of personality for the Hungarian and Soviet party leaders during the dictatorship may seem comical from today’s perspective, but for those living through them it was a phenomenon…
In terms of education, the 1956 Revolution did much more than just close the schools during the days of fighting or result in teachers who didn’t get along with the…
Johnny Maroon-Beret was the nickname given to János Bárány, the young leader of the Tompa Street revolutionary group, because he always wore a maroon-colored beret during the revolution. He fought…
József Fazekas’s story is just one among the many others. He was not a revolutionary, nor did he plan to get caught up in the events. Fazekas lived in Túrkeve…
In addition to the various crimes of communism it also became known in the West that the success stories of the various occupied Eastern Bloc countries were destroyed. The same…