Tuesday, December 13, 2011

1956 - a year to remember


A year that the Hungarians understandably remembers is 1956, he year when the Hungarian people revolted against the oppression of the Soviets. The revolt was drowned in blood and the many dead are seen as martyrs in today's Hungary. In February I saw numerous statues and monuments all over Budapest to commemorate the events, like this one at the eternal Flame outside the parliament.

2 comments:

  1. You're 100% right! That was a time where the world was different - and the people of Hungary made an attempt.

    Now you can wonder what they're into now ...

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  2. Only having heard about it in the Danish newspapers which are no well of knowledge and deep research, I'm not sure what to think just yet. But it might be that when the crip is empty the strong horses start to bite. And I guess you're asking for trouble whenever you ally yourself with the far-right...

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