Hungarian government propaganda at festivals too?
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VOLT Festival at Sopron has just kicked off on Wednesday, and along the concerts, festival goers were welcomed with a message from the past, delivered by Viktor Orbán.
Index reports that the end of Communism is commemorated at VOLT Festival too: between two numbers, a video of Viktor Orbán’s speech from 30 years ago is played on the mega screens.
During the breaks between two performances, the following video (available only in Hungarian) is played, every 7-8 minutes.
Viktor Orbán delivered this speech on the occasion of Imre Nagy’s (the martyred 1956 Hungarian prime minister) reburial.
A young Orbán demands that the Soviet troops leave Hungary.
However, as Index reminds readers, the troops did not leave Hungary because Orbán demanded them to do so, but because of an agreement between Miklós Németh, the Hungarian head of government, and the Soviets. This agreement was sealed three months prior to Orbán’s speech but was kept secret on Moscow’s request.