44 result(s) for soviet troops
Thousands March In Budapest Against Corruption
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand protesters marched through the streets of Budapest today against official corruption. Protest organizer, Budapest District 5 assemblyman Péter Juhász, told protesters to devote the next twenty days to uncovering corruption in their immediate vicinity “then let’s organize a country-wide protest.” A number of civil and political opposition leaders addressed demonstrators before and ...
Xpat Opinion: First Reactions To Putin’s Visit To Hungary
- 19 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing and liberal columnists accuse PM Orbán of assisting Russian President Putin in his geopolitical tricks. A pro-government pundit contends that Hungary, like Europe, needs to maintain good relations with Russia for pragmatic reasons.
12th Anilogue International Animation Film Festival, 19 - 23 November
- 22 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- entertainment
It is already for the twelfth time that the Anilogue International Animation Film Festival is being organised in Budapest. Between 19-23 November in the Urania cinema the most exciting animation films produced over the last few years all over the world will be presented.
Plaque Unveiled For German Red Cross Staff Operating Budapest Hospital In 1956
- 19 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A memorial plaque was unveiled in Budapest on Tuesday to pay tribute to staff members of the German Red Cross who operated a hospital in San Marco Street during Hungary’s anti- Soviet uprising in 1956.
23 October 2014 Holiday: Hungary Remembers Revolution
- 22 Oct 2014 2:04 AM
- current affairs
On 23 October Hungary marks the 58th anniversary of 1956, and it is is a national holiday. It commemorates the Revolution of 1956, when Hungarians rose up against the Soviet ruled communist system and also the ‘Day of the Republic’, as in 1989 Hungary was declared a republic. On October 22nd and 23rd there are several programs held throughout Hungary.
Hungarians Mark National Day With Bread, Fireworks & Lots Of Speeches
- 21 Aug 2014 10:40 AM
- community & culture
The independence of our country is not a gift, but rather an inestimable value for which every nation must struggle”. - President János Áder, 20 August 2014
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: Remembering PM József Antall: A Hero Of Hungary’s Democracy
- 18 Dec 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the burial of József Antall, the first democratically elected prime minister of Hungary after the fall of communism. I remember well the day of his funeral, arriving as it did just a few days before Christmas. Hungary was a nation in mourning.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Opposition Stages Anti-Orbán Performance
- 1 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist accuses the left of radicalism, after Together 2014 leader Gordon Bajnai urged PM Orbán to step down and disappear from public life. Centrist pundits find Mr Bajnai’s performance pathetic, while the leading left-wing daily regrets the lack of a meaningful dialogue between the right and the left.
Thousands March In Budapest Against Corruption
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand protesters marched through the streets of Budapest today against official corruption. Protest organizer, Budapest District 5 assemblyman Péter Juhász, told protesters to devote the next twenty days to uncovering corruption in their immediate vicinity “then let’s organize a country-wide protest.” A number of civil and political opposition leaders addressed demonstrators before and ...
Xpat Opinion: First Reactions To Putin’s Visit To Hungary
- 19 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing and liberal columnists accuse PM Orbán of assisting Russian President Putin in his geopolitical tricks. A pro-government pundit contends that Hungary, like Europe, needs to maintain good relations with Russia for pragmatic reasons.
12th Anilogue International Animation Film Festival, 19 - 23 November
- 22 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- entertainment
It is already for the twelfth time that the Anilogue International Animation Film Festival is being organised in Budapest. Between 19-23 November in the Urania cinema the most exciting animation films produced over the last few years all over the world will be presented.
Plaque Unveiled For German Red Cross Staff Operating Budapest Hospital In 1956
- 19 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A memorial plaque was unveiled in Budapest on Tuesday to pay tribute to staff members of the German Red Cross who operated a hospital in San Marco Street during Hungary’s anti- Soviet uprising in 1956.
23 October 2014 Holiday: Hungary Remembers Revolution
- 22 Oct 2014 2:04 AM
- current affairs
On 23 October Hungary marks the 58th anniversary of 1956, and it is is a national holiday. It commemorates the Revolution of 1956, when Hungarians rose up against the Soviet ruled communist system and also the ‘Day of the Republic’, as in 1989 Hungary was declared a republic. On October 22nd and 23rd there are several programs held throughout Hungary.
Hungarians Mark National Day With Bread, Fireworks & Lots Of Speeches
- 21 Aug 2014 10:40 AM
- community & culture
The independence of our country is not a gift, but rather an inestimable value for which every nation must struggle”. - President János Áder, 20 August 2014
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: Remembering PM József Antall: A Hero Of Hungary’s Democracy
- 18 Dec 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the burial of József Antall, the first democratically elected prime minister of Hungary after the fall of communism. I remember well the day of his funeral, arriving as it did just a few days before Christmas. Hungary was a nation in mourning.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Opposition Stages Anti-Orbán Performance
- 1 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist accuses the left of radicalism, after Together 2014 leader Gordon Bajnai urged PM Orbán to step down and disappear from public life. Centrist pundits find Mr Bajnai’s performance pathetic, while the leading left-wing daily regrets the lack of a meaningful dialogue between the right and the left.