Dossier: The 1956 Hungarian Uprising - present-day perspectives Introduction: The 1956 Hungarian uprising In October 1956, Hungarian citizens staged a popular uprising to protest against the repressive policies of the Communist Party and against the country’s occupation by the Soviet Army. On 11 November 1956, Soviet forces quashed the last pockets of armed resistance in the capital city. By Eva van de Rakt , Silja Schultheis and Kristof Szombati Agnes Heller: “Shamefulness is part of the European tradition as well” Agnes Heller is one of the most prominent philosophers of our time. We talked with her about her experiences during the Hungarian Uprising of 1956, about the crisis in Europe and its future, and about coping with the past. By Eva van de Rakt and Silja Schultheis Hungarian Uprising: From the Power of a Symbol to a Symbol of Power? What purposes does the remembrance of 1956 serve in Hungary today? A commentary about Hungarian politics of memory. By Ferenc Laczo Hungarian Uprising: Blind Spot 1956 During the 1956 uprising, the coat of arms named after the Stalinist dictator Matyas Rakosi was cut out of the national flag by revolutionaries - the ground for a workshop arranged by the artists Katharina Roters and Jozsef Szolnoki. By Kristof Szombati and Jozsef Szolnoki Video: Hungary 1956 - The official commemorations Hungary 1956: The official commemorations - Heinrich-Boll-Stiftung Watch on YouTube This external content requires your consent. Please note our privacy policy. The official commemorations of the 1956 uprising provide a window onto the state rituals and the symbolic politics of the right-wing government. Cultural anthropologist Gergely Pulay gives a commentary on the events that took place on 22-23 October, 2016 in Budapest. Video: Pop music and the cult of the nation YouTube Video Watch on YouTube This external content requires your consent. Please note our privacy policy. Cultural anthropologist Gergely Pulay uses the example of the 'freedom concert' that took place on 23 October, 2016 in the Budapest Arena to explain how popular music can serve as a vehicle for kindling patriotic feelings in young Hungarians. Video: 1956 - Lessons for today Hungary 1956: Lessons for today - Heinrich-Boll-Stiftung Watch on YouTube This external content requires your consent. Please note our privacy policy. What is the relevance of 1956 for younger generations? We asked a slammer, a historian and university students to share their views. Video: 1956 from a feminist perspective Hungary 1956 from a feminist perspective - Heinrich-Boll-Stiftung Watch on YouTube This external content requires your consent. Please note our privacy policy. Women rarely appear as agents in their own right in official and lay narratives. We asked feminist scholar Andrea Pet? to highlight women's role and motivations for taking part in the uprising. Publications on Hungary Political Orientations, Values and Activities of Hungarian University and College Students Nearly 25 years have passed since the collapse of communism in Hungary. Has this period allowed for the emergence of a new generation of democrats? Empirical findings from Andrea Szabo. pdf Focus on Hungary: Refugees, Asylum and Migration The study analyses the Hungarian Government’s rhetoric and policy measures with regard to refugee, asylum and migration issues and shows how democratic opposition parties, the far-right, and civil society actors have responded to the Government’s anti-refugee policies. pdf Video: 1956 - The forgotten narrative Hungary 1956: The forgotten narrative - Heinrich-Boll-Stiftung Watch on YouTube This external content requires your consent. Please note our privacy policy. Why was 1956 more than just a freedom struggle against Soviet occupation? Historian Márkus Keller and '56er' András Bíró explain the role of Workers' Councils and forgotten dimensions of the revolution. Picture gallery Node is lost More about Hungary today Focus on Hungary Dossier Our dossier on Hungary is as a forum for critical voices since the right-wing government came to power in April 2010. The contributions reflect the socio-political changes as well as long-term developments. The shutdown of Nepszabadsag: Orban comes one step closer to complete media dominance Hungary’s largest left-wing political daily, Nepszabadsag, has shut down unexpectedly, and it is more than likely that this development is linked to the governing Fidesz party of Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Independent journalists are not giving up, however, despite the ruling party’s tightening grip on the media. By Krisztian Simon and Tibor Racz The referendum in Hungary: A half-defeat for the government Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban and his ruling party Fidesz failed with their referendum to obstruct the EU’s effort to impose an obligatory quota scheme for the resettlement of refugees. However, they could benefit from this defeat in domestic policies. A commentary. By Kristof Szombati Putinist trolls in Hungary are a threat to objective journalism Putinist trolls are having a good time in Hungary these days. Articles published by pro-Kremlin, anti-immigrant news sites are shared by thousands of readers, often mistaken for actual news stories. Objective journalism has thus been degraded to just one of many possible narratives for interpreting the world around us. By Krisztian Simon
Introduction: The 1956 Hungarian uprising In October 1956, Hungarian citizens staged a popular uprising to protest against the repressive policies of the Communist Party and against the country’s occupation by the Soviet Army. On 11 November 1956, Soviet forces quashed the last pockets of armed resistance in the capital city. By Eva van de Rakt , Silja Schultheis and Kristof Szombati
Agnes Heller: “Shamefulness is part of the European tradition as well” Agnes Heller is one of the most prominent philosophers of our time. We talked with her about her experiences during the Hungarian Uprising of 1956, about the crisis in Europe and its future, and about coping with the past. By Eva van de Rakt and Silja Schultheis
Hungarian Uprising: From the Power of a Symbol to a Symbol of Power? What purposes does the remembrance of 1956 serve in Hungary today? A commentary about Hungarian politics of memory. By Ferenc Laczo
Hungarian Uprising: Blind Spot 1956 During the 1956 uprising, the coat of arms named after the Stalinist dictator Matyas Rakosi was cut out of the national flag by revolutionaries - the ground for a workshop arranged by the artists Katharina Roters and Jozsef Szolnoki. By Kristof Szombati and Jozsef Szolnoki
Political Orientations, Values and Activities of Hungarian University and College Students Nearly 25 years have passed since the collapse of communism in Hungary. Has this period allowed for the emergence of a new generation of democrats? Empirical findings from Andrea Szabo. pdf
Focus on Hungary: Refugees, Asylum and Migration The study analyses the Hungarian Government’s rhetoric and policy measures with regard to refugee, asylum and migration issues and shows how democratic opposition parties, the far-right, and civil society actors have responded to the Government’s anti-refugee policies. pdf
Focus on Hungary Dossier Our dossier on Hungary is as a forum for critical voices since the right-wing government came to power in April 2010. The contributions reflect the socio-political changes as well as long-term developments.
The shutdown of Nepszabadsag: Orban comes one step closer to complete media dominance Hungary’s largest left-wing political daily, Nepszabadsag, has shut down unexpectedly, and it is more than likely that this development is linked to the governing Fidesz party of Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Independent journalists are not giving up, however, despite the ruling party’s tightening grip on the media. By Krisztian Simon and Tibor Racz
The referendum in Hungary: A half-defeat for the government Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban and his ruling party Fidesz failed with their referendum to obstruct the EU’s effort to impose an obligatory quota scheme for the resettlement of refugees. However, they could benefit from this defeat in domestic policies. A commentary. By Kristof Szombati
Putinist trolls in Hungary are a threat to objective journalism Putinist trolls are having a good time in Hungary these days. Articles published by pro-Kremlin, anti-immigrant news sites are shared by thousands of readers, often mistaken for actual news stories. Objective journalism has thus been degraded to just one of many possible narratives for interpreting the world around us. By Krisztian Simon