communism

06/11/2016

Hungarian minister: Whole nation should jointly remember Gulag victims, 1956 heroes

Budapest, November 6 (MTI) – Remembering the victims of Soviet forced labour camps, the heroes of the thwarted anti-Soviet revolution of 1956 and heroic Hungarian soldiers […]
04/11/2016

Hungary commemorates 1956 Soviet invasion

Budapest, November 4 (MTI) – The Hungarian flag was raised and then lowered to half-mast with military honours in front of Parliament on Friday to mark […]
28/10/2016

1956 – Ilona Tóth’s case: In the show trial communists was convicted and executed

Ilona Tóth was born on October 23, 1932. Her childhood was poor materially but rich spiritually. The young woman’s parents divorced around the time of her […]
26/10/2016

Parliament commemorates victims of 1956 fusillade

Budapest, October 25 (MTI) – The revolutionaries of 1956 wanted a free, independent and democratic Hungary, deputy speaker of parliament János Latorcai told a conference commemorating […]
25/10/2016

Foreign ministry summons Russian ambassador over state TV’s remarks on 1956

Budapest, October 25 (MTI) – Hungary’s foreign ministry on Tuesday said it had summoned Russia’s ambassador over what it said were “degrading” comments made on Russian […]
23/10/2016

Today – The 60th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution

According to the government’s official website, on 23 October 1956, the revolt against Soviet occupation and Communist repression began as a demonstration of university students in […]
19/10/2016

Do you remember the iconic cars of the socialism? – QUIZ

You have a good chance of succeeding in this quiz if you’re more than 30 years old (and grew up behind the Iron Curtain), because then […]
13/10/2016

Martyred PM’s 1958 death sentence void, says Hungary’s supreme court

Budapest, October 13 (MTI) – The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on Thursday rehabilitated Imre Nagy, prime minister at the time of the anti-Soviet revolt of 1956, […]
13/10/2016

Jobbik calls for releasing communist-era agents list

Budapest, October 13 (MTI) – The opposition Jobbik party has called on the government to release the full list of Hungary’s communist-era agents and informants with a […]
12/10/2016

Crimes of Communism Foundation, KAS organise conference on 1956

Budapest (MTI) – Hungary’s Crimes of Communism Foundation and Germany’s Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) organised in Budapest on Tuesday a conference on the aftermath of communist […]
10/10/2016

CoE opens Polish-Hungarian exhibition on 1956

Budapest, October 10 (MTI) – The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe opened a Polish-Hungarian exhibition on Monday dedicated to the memory of the heroes […]
25/09/2016

The ghost city and its recurring tourists – PHOTOS and VIDEO

Alfahir.hu writes that almost all websites have reported on the Soviet barracks found near Szentkirályszabadja, which is characterised by wasted infrastructure and shattering buildings. The ghost […]
23/09/2016

Anniversary of 1956 anti-Soviet uprising marked in Washington Congress

New York (MTI) – The anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising was marked in the United State House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., on Thursday local […]
08/09/2016

Memmorial plaque commemorating Gulag prisoner Menczer

Budapest, September 8 (MTI) – Economy Minister Mihály Varga unveiled on Thursday a memorial plaque commemorating Gusztáv Menczer, a political prisoner and forced labourer of the […]
25/08/2016

1956 memorial to be raised in Manhattan

Budapest, August 25 (MTI) – A memorial honouring Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution will be erected in Manhattan, Ferenc Kumin, Hungary’s consul general to New York, said […]
23/08/2016

Stalinist Gulags history’s ‘lowest’ point, says justice minister – UPDATE

Budapest (MTI) – Stalinism and the system of Gulags was one of the lowest points of not only the 20th century but the whole of history, […]
20/08/2016

Pan-European Picnic 27th anniversary marked in Hungary

  Budapest (MTI) – A commemoration was held near the Hungarian-Austrian border on Friday to mark the 27th anniversary of the Pan-European Picnic, a landmark event […]
15/08/2016

Official song for 1956 Memorial Year to be presented today! – VIDEO

Budapest, August 15 (MTI) – The official song for Hungary’s 1956 Memorial Year will be first broadcast on public PetÅ‘fi Rádio on Tuesday. The song, created […]
09/07/2016

Police photos never seen before showing Socialism in Hungary

Index.hu and 444.hu share an incredible photo collection of Fortepan of 670 pieces kept by the Budapest Archives. The photos were taken by the investigators of […]
25/04/2016

Hungary’s supreme court to look into undoing post-1956 death sentences

Budapest, April 25 (MTI) – The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, will explore its legal options for annulling the death sentences handed down by the communist regime […]