104 result(s) for anniversary 1956 revolution
'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.
Insider’s Guide: Memento Park In Budapest
- 19 Jun 2023 4:38 PM
- property
After the collapse of Communism in 1989, Budapest, like other capitals around the former Eastern bloc, was left with unwieldy souvenirs from the previous four decades of dictatorship.
Budapest Soon To Be 150
- 18 Apr 2023 1:37 PM
- getting around
By Mark Higgie for Xpatloop.com. The Hungarian capital will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the unification of Pest, Buda and Obuda – on 17 November 1873 – much happier than during its two earlier big birthdays.
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.
Hungarian Opinion: Weeklies on the Anniversary of the 1956 Revolution
- 24 Oct 2022 6:40 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Opposition-leaning weeklies excoriate the Prime Minister’s latest remarks comparing the war in Ukraine to the Russian invasion of Hungary in 1956. A pro-government commentator advises Hungarians to draw strength from the example of the revolution in facing today’s hardships.
Hungarian Opinion: 'Shadow Prime Minister' Calls for Demonstrations on 23 October
- 19 Oct 2022 8:18 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government pundit describes the appeal launched by the ‘shadow prime minister’ of the Democratic Coalition as an expression of ‘communist impudence’.
Surprising Expats: Caroline Bodóczky, 55 Years in Hungary
- 15 Sep 2022 12:22 PM
This is part of a series of in-depth interviews with some of the most surprising members of the expat community in Hungary, written by Marion Merrick.
“You Will Be next, Putin Won’t Stop!”, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Hungary Said, as She Lambasted the Orbán Government
- 9 Mar 2022 10:12 AM
- http://hungarytoday.hu/
- current affairs
The Ukrainian ambassador to Hungary, Lyubov Nepop, slammed the Hungarian government for its attitude to the war in Ukraine. “You’ll only have strategic calm in the grave,” she said in reference to PM Orbán, who had previously argued that “in a war situation we need strategic calm.”
Flag Flown at Half-Mast in Front of Hungarian Parliament
- 5 Nov 2021 6:35 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s flag was hoisted and lowered to half-mast in front of Parliament on Thursday morning, in commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the defeat of the 1956 uprising against Soviet rule.
'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.
Insider’s Guide: Memento Park In Budapest
- 19 Jun 2023 4:38 PM
- property
After the collapse of Communism in 1989, Budapest, like other capitals around the former Eastern bloc, was left with unwieldy souvenirs from the previous four decades of dictatorship.
Budapest Soon To Be 150
- 18 Apr 2023 1:37 PM
- getting around
By Mark Higgie for Xpatloop.com. The Hungarian capital will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the unification of Pest, Buda and Obuda – on 17 November 1873 – much happier than during its two earlier big birthdays.
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.
Hungarian Opinion: Weeklies on the Anniversary of the 1956 Revolution
- 24 Oct 2022 6:40 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Opposition-leaning weeklies excoriate the Prime Minister’s latest remarks comparing the war in Ukraine to the Russian invasion of Hungary in 1956. A pro-government commentator advises Hungarians to draw strength from the example of the revolution in facing today’s hardships.
Hungarian Opinion: 'Shadow Prime Minister' Calls for Demonstrations on 23 October
- 19 Oct 2022 8:18 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government pundit describes the appeal launched by the ‘shadow prime minister’ of the Democratic Coalition as an expression of ‘communist impudence’.
Surprising Expats: Caroline Bodóczky, 55 Years in Hungary
- 15 Sep 2022 12:22 PM
This is part of a series of in-depth interviews with some of the most surprising members of the expat community in Hungary, written by Marion Merrick.
“You Will Be next, Putin Won’t Stop!”, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Hungary Said, as She Lambasted the Orbán Government
- 9 Mar 2022 10:12 AM
- http://hungarytoday.hu/
- current affairs
The Ukrainian ambassador to Hungary, Lyubov Nepop, slammed the Hungarian government for its attitude to the war in Ukraine. “You’ll only have strategic calm in the grave,” she said in reference to PM Orbán, who had previously argued that “in a war situation we need strategic calm.”
Flag Flown at Half-Mast in Front of Hungarian Parliament
- 5 Nov 2021 6:35 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s flag was hoisted and lowered to half-mast in front of Parliament on Thursday morning, in commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the defeat of the 1956 uprising against Soviet rule.