59 result(s) for 1956 heroes
1956 Revolution Holiday: Preview of Events Inc Orban Speech in Budapest on 23 October
- 17 Oct 2024 5:57 AM
- community & culture
Prime Minister Viktor Orban will give a speech on October 23, Hungary's national holiday, in the Millenaris Park in Budapest, commemorating the 68th anniversary of the 1956 revolution and freedom fight against communist rule, the Government Information Centre (KTK) said.
Xploring Budapest: Heroes' Square
- 19 Mar 2024 1:49 PM
- getting around
Heroes' Square is one of the major squares in Budapest, Hungary, noted for its iconic Millennium Monument with statues featuring the Seven chieftains of the Magyars and other important Hungarian national leaders, as well as the Memorial Stone of Heroes, often erroneously referred as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Why Was Flag Flown at Half-Mast in Front of Hungarian Parliament on Saturday?
- 6 Nov 2023 6:54 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s flag was hoisted and lowered to half-mast in front of Parliament on Saturday morning, in commemoration of the anniversary of the defeat of the 1956 uprising against Soviet rule
1956 Remembered: Hungarian is the Language of Freedom, Says President Novák
- 24 Oct 2023 12:10 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
“Hungarian is the language of freedom,” President Katalin Novák told a commemoration of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolt organised by the Hungarian community of Melbourne. Marking the anniversary of the failed revolution on its eve, the president said “October 23 is the greatest holiday of the [Hungarian] diaspora, a day to celebrate and also to mourn.”
Insider’s Guide: Top 7 Statues in Budapest with Fascinating Backstories
- 11 Jul 2023 7:29 AM
- getting around
Poets, composers and statesmen proudly stand around Budapest, their likenesses centrepiecing the city’s main squares and boulevards. But what about the more unusual figures, the statues and installations whose stories have you wondering how and why they got there?
Insider’s Guide: Heroes’ Square in Budapest
- 10 Jul 2023 1:53 PM
- getting around
Of Budapest’s many landmarks, few make a statement as bold as Heroes’ Square, Hősök tere to Hungarians, bookending Andrássy út before the greenery of City Park.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 5, Part 7.
- 5 Jul 2023 6:53 AM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 5, Part 5.
- 23 Jun 2023 3:17 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
West Failed Hungary in 1956, Says Orbán
- 24 Oct 2022 2:32 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
“In the absence of Western support, the Soviet leaders … turned back the tanks, and set up military oppression and a communist puppet government in Hungary for another 35 years,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, addressing an event in Zalaegerszeg marking the 66th anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution.
1956 Revolution Holiday: Preview of Events Inc Orban Speech in Budapest on 23 October
- 17 Oct 2024 5:57 AM
- community & culture
Prime Minister Viktor Orban will give a speech on October 23, Hungary's national holiday, in the Millenaris Park in Budapest, commemorating the 68th anniversary of the 1956 revolution and freedom fight against communist rule, the Government Information Centre (KTK) said.
Xploring Budapest: Heroes' Square
- 19 Mar 2024 1:49 PM
- getting around
Heroes' Square is one of the major squares in Budapest, Hungary, noted for its iconic Millennium Monument with statues featuring the Seven chieftains of the Magyars and other important Hungarian national leaders, as well as the Memorial Stone of Heroes, often erroneously referred as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Why Was Flag Flown at Half-Mast in Front of Hungarian Parliament on Saturday?
- 6 Nov 2023 6:54 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s flag was hoisted and lowered to half-mast in front of Parliament on Saturday morning, in commemoration of the anniversary of the defeat of the 1956 uprising against Soviet rule
1956 Remembered: Hungarian is the Language of Freedom, Says President Novák
- 24 Oct 2023 12:10 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
“Hungarian is the language of freedom,” President Katalin Novák told a commemoration of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolt organised by the Hungarian community of Melbourne. Marking the anniversary of the failed revolution on its eve, the president said “October 23 is the greatest holiday of the [Hungarian] diaspora, a day to celebrate and also to mourn.”
Insider’s Guide: Top 7 Statues in Budapest with Fascinating Backstories
- 11 Jul 2023 7:29 AM
- getting around
Poets, composers and statesmen proudly stand around Budapest, their likenesses centrepiecing the city’s main squares and boulevards. But what about the more unusual figures, the statues and installations whose stories have you wondering how and why they got there?
Insider’s Guide: Heroes’ Square in Budapest
- 10 Jul 2023 1:53 PM
- getting around
Of Budapest’s many landmarks, few make a statement as bold as Heroes’ Square, Hősök tere to Hungarians, bookending Andrássy út before the greenery of City Park.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 5, Part 7.
- 5 Jul 2023 6:53 AM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 5, Part 5.
- 23 Jun 2023 3:17 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
West Failed Hungary in 1956, Says Orbán
- 24 Oct 2022 2:32 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
“In the absence of Western support, the Soviet leaders … turned back the tanks, and set up military oppression and a communist puppet government in Hungary for another 35 years,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, addressing an event in Zalaegerszeg marking the 66th anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution.