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Victims of Communism Remembrance Day in Hungary: our country denied Communism multiple times
Hungary today marks the suffering inflicted by communist rule. The Bolsheviks seized power here twice: first in 1919, when their grip lasted a mere 133 days. After the Second World War, however, Soviet forces occupied the country and lingered until 1991, imposing a second communist tyranny that endured from 1947 to 1990.
A nation that repeatedly rejected the red tide
Hungarians rebuffed communism time and again in the war’s aftermath. In 1945, amid elections that were comparatively free, voters handed a handsome majority to the democratic Smallholders’ Party. Yet Soviet overseers insisted on a coalition, propelling the communists—despite their paltry 17 per cent share—into the cabinet with key ministries and state secretary posts.
With Moscow’s backing, the Communist Party sabotaged the government and rammed through a snap election. Undeterred, Hungarians delivered another rebuff in 1947, granting democratic parties a fresh majority while the communists, even with rampant fraud, scraped just 22.25 per cent. Soviet might proved unstoppable.
The suffocating Rákosi regime provoked open revolt in October 1956, only for Soviet tanks to crush the uprising—prompting the exodus of hundreds of thousands.
The first free and democratic parliamentary elections were held in Hungary only in April 1990. Meanwhile, the last Soviet soldier left our country only in June 1991.
Historians reckon the global communist death toll exceeds 100 million souls.
Orbán cabinet talks about Ukraine war even on the Victims of Communism Remembrance Day
History is a mirror of our future, and its mistakes must not be repeated; the lesson of history is that Hungary must stay out of war, an official of the Ministry of the Interior said on Tuesday in Budapest at a commemoration held on the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Communism, on the fourth anniversary of the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
State Secretary Bence Rétvári said at the Malenkij Robot Memorial in the 9th district that “we must not forget how to avoid calamities”, and Hungary must stay away from all wars, “because we do not want new mass graves and military cemeteries to open in Europe in the 21st century.”
He said that during the communist dictatorship, one of the means of destroying civil society was to remove the church and religion from schools and education.
He added that the historical experience of the 20th century shows that wars not only cause direct destruction, but also open the door to extreme ideologies.
He said that the lesson of the 20th century is that wars cause immeasurable human suffering, both directly and indirectly: they destroy families and unleash ideologies on civil society that rob people of their property, their future, and their opportunities for education.
“A century later, it is our duty to ensure that Hungary does not participate in any war,” he said.
If you missed our previous articles:
- The second Communist dictatorship in the world lasted only 133 days in Hungary
- The secrets of the Kádár villa: the luxury life of Hungary’s communist leader
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This is not just about victims of communism. This is about victims of RUSSIAN OCCUPATION. Fidesz tries to whitewash history to make Hungarians forget what Russia did to Hungary. The memorial to 1956 was removed from the front of Parliament. Nagy Imre was removed from the area of Parliament. They don’t want you to associate Russian oppression with the misery Hungary went through because Fidesz seeks to put Hungary back into Russian control. Hungarians you should learn Russian if Fidesz wins the election.