40 result(s) for soviet monument
Chernobyl Marathon, Budapest, 25 – 26 April
- 25 Apr 2016 2:00 AM
- community & culture
The Blinken Open Society Archives invites you to its two-day series of programs spanning from morning till late at night, commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the nuclear power plant disaster at Chernobyl. Evening programs include film and book launches and literary readings to help discuss the events that happened thirty years ago while also touching upon issues concerning the safety of ...
Xpat Opinion: Criticism Of Planned Statue Of Anti-Semitic Hungarian Interwar Minister Of Education
- 14 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading left-wing daily criticizes plans to honour the memory of historian Bálint Hóman, who as Minister of Education and Religion under Regent Miklos Horthy was actively involved in anti-Semitic legislation.
Jewish Federation, US Organisations Protest Against Planned Wartime Minister Statue
- 10 Dec 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary (Mazsihisz) will organise a traditional Hanukkah celebration at the site of a planned statue of Bálint Hóman, a Horthy-era minister, in Székesfehérvár, in central Hungary, at the weekend, the federation’s president said. “In a democratic country like Hungary there is no place for a statue for an anti-Semitic person,” András Heisler told a press ...
MP Vandalised Soviet Memorial In Budapest
- 1 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prosecutors have ordered an investigation into the damaging of the Soviet memorial on Szabadság tér on October 23 by Jobbik MP Elõd Novák, state news channel M1 reported. Novák had attempted to remove the hammer and sickle from the monument after holding a press conference on the square. When police stopped him, Novák began to attack the plinth of the memorial with a hammer and chisel.
Hungarian Gulag Victims Memorial Year Extended
- 31 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The memorial year of political prisoners and forced labourers taken to the Soviet Union will be extended and a social debate initiated on a central monument, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog announced on Thursday after a meeting of the Gulag Memorial Committee.
Xpat Opinion: American Embassy In Budapest On The Nazi Occupation Memorial
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A leftist daily describes a statement issued by the US Embassy as another clear warning to the government, while its right-wing counterpart finds it strange that the US Embassy takes a view of a Hungarian issue.
Xpat Opinion: Culture Wars Over Holocaust Anniversary In Hungary
- 27 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator welcomes a statement by the leaders of the Jewish religious communities who are threatening to withdraw from the state commemorations to mark the 70th anniversary of the Holocaust, unless the government changes its approach to history and stops implicitly whitewashing Hungarian wartime collaborators. A pro-government columnist accuses critics of denying Hungary’s ...
Xpat Opinion: Nazi Invasion Monument To Be Erected In Budapest
- 6 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators echo the misgivings expressed by opposition politicians about the government’s plan to erect a monument commemorating the invasion of Hungary by Nazi Germany in 1944. The statue is due to be unveiled on the 70th anniversary, i.e. March 19th, on Szabadság (Freedom) square, in front of the monument to Soviet soldiers.
Budapest Summer Festival 2013, Margaret Island
- 22 May 2013 9:04 AM
- community & culture
This year’s Budapest Summer Festival starts 14 June and offers exceptional programs and gifts to you, so that artist and guest can celebrate together.
Chernobyl Marathon, Budapest, 25 – 26 April
- 25 Apr 2016 2:00 AM
- community & culture
The Blinken Open Society Archives invites you to its two-day series of programs spanning from morning till late at night, commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the nuclear power plant disaster at Chernobyl. Evening programs include film and book launches and literary readings to help discuss the events that happened thirty years ago while also touching upon issues concerning the safety of ...
Xpat Opinion: Criticism Of Planned Statue Of Anti-Semitic Hungarian Interwar Minister Of Education
- 14 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading left-wing daily criticizes plans to honour the memory of historian Bálint Hóman, who as Minister of Education and Religion under Regent Miklos Horthy was actively involved in anti-Semitic legislation.
Jewish Federation, US Organisations Protest Against Planned Wartime Minister Statue
- 10 Dec 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary (Mazsihisz) will organise a traditional Hanukkah celebration at the site of a planned statue of Bálint Hóman, a Horthy-era minister, in Székesfehérvár, in central Hungary, at the weekend, the federation’s president said. “In a democratic country like Hungary there is no place for a statue for an anti-Semitic person,” András Heisler told a press ...
MP Vandalised Soviet Memorial In Budapest
- 1 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prosecutors have ordered an investigation into the damaging of the Soviet memorial on Szabadság tér on October 23 by Jobbik MP Elõd Novák, state news channel M1 reported. Novák had attempted to remove the hammer and sickle from the monument after holding a press conference on the square. When police stopped him, Novák began to attack the plinth of the memorial with a hammer and chisel.
Hungarian Gulag Victims Memorial Year Extended
- 31 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The memorial year of political prisoners and forced labourers taken to the Soviet Union will be extended and a social debate initiated on a central monument, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog announced on Thursday after a meeting of the Gulag Memorial Committee.
Xpat Opinion: American Embassy In Budapest On The Nazi Occupation Memorial
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A leftist daily describes a statement issued by the US Embassy as another clear warning to the government, while its right-wing counterpart finds it strange that the US Embassy takes a view of a Hungarian issue.
Xpat Opinion: Culture Wars Over Holocaust Anniversary In Hungary
- 27 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator welcomes a statement by the leaders of the Jewish religious communities who are threatening to withdraw from the state commemorations to mark the 70th anniversary of the Holocaust, unless the government changes its approach to history and stops implicitly whitewashing Hungarian wartime collaborators. A pro-government columnist accuses critics of denying Hungary’s ...
Xpat Opinion: Nazi Invasion Monument To Be Erected In Budapest
- 6 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators echo the misgivings expressed by opposition politicians about the government’s plan to erect a monument commemorating the invasion of Hungary by Nazi Germany in 1944. The statue is due to be unveiled on the 70th anniversary, i.e. March 19th, on Szabadság (Freedom) square, in front of the monument to Soviet soldiers.
Budapest Summer Festival 2013, Margaret Island
- 22 May 2013 9:04 AM
- community & culture
This year’s Budapest Summer Festival starts 14 June and offers exceptional programs and gifts to you, so that artist and guest can celebrate together.