President Áder Places Flowers at Grave of Imre Nagy President János Áder on Tuesday placed flowers at the graves of Imre Nagy and the anonymous victims of the 1956... 2021.06.16.
Béla Kovács’s Date of Arrest Marks ‘Victims of Communism Memorial Day’ in Hungary Today Hungarians across the country and around the world remember the victims of communism, a day of symbolic importance. 74... 2021.02.25.
“I Hunt for Photos Where the Photographer Captured Their Own World” – Interview with Fortepan Founder Miklós Tamási Since its 2010 launch, Fortepan has slowly become Hungary’s most popular photo archive. The creator of the project, Miklós Tamási,... 2020.12.27.
Mourning Day: Hungary Marks Crushing of 1956 Revolution Hungary's national flag in front of Parliament was hoisted and then lowered to half-mast with military honours on Wednesday to... 2020.11.04.
Niagara Falls Turned Hungarian National Colors to Mark 1956 Revolution On October 23, Niagara Falls turned red-white-green, the Hungarian national colors, to commemorate the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and Fight for... 2020.10.26.
Hungarian Press Roundup: A Mix of History and Politics in Interpretations of 1956 Articles on the 64th anniversary of the revolution tend to reflect the well-known polarisation of public opinion on cultural and... 2020.10.26.
Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Commemorates 1956 Revolution on Twitter Yesterday evening, former vice president and the current Democratic presidential nominee in the upcoming US elections, Joe Biden, commemorated the... 2020.10.24.
The 1956 Uprising in Color – Photo Gallery! On the 23rd of October in 1956, Hungarian students and young workers staged a peaceful demonstration in Budapest to protest... 2020.10.23.
October 23 – PMO Head Gulyás: ‘We Now Have Our Freedom but Need to Preserve It’ "We must not allow the ideas of communism regain control over our everyday life," Gergely Gulyás, head of the Prime... 2020.10.23.
Budapest Mayor Karácsony: October 23 ‘Reflected Our Better Selves and Best Ability’ Coming together as a community is what gives importance to October 23, this day in 1956, and in 1989, the... 2020.10.23.
October 23 – Opposition: Together in 1956 against Oppression and Exploitation Hungary's opposition parties paid tribute to the heroes of the anti-Soviet uprising of 1956 in a joint Facebook video message... 2020.10.23.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Remembering the 1956 Revolution Sporadic mentions of the revolution appear on media outlets one day before the anniversary – a national holiday, with no... 2020.10.23.
Newly Inaugurated Russian Cathedral Depicts Historical Victories, Including Crushing of 1956 Hungarian Revolution The Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces, which opened its doors in June to the public, is dedicated to... 2020.10.23.
October 23: National Flag Hoisted at Parliament Hungary's national flag was hoisted with military honours at Kossuth Square in front of Parliament on Friday morning, in a... 2020.10.23.
October 23: Orbán Commemorates 1956 with Freedom Fighter Wittner Prime Minister Viktor Orbán commemorated the 64th anniversary of Hungary's 1956 anti-Soviet uprising together with freedom fighter Mária Wittner, on... 2020.10.23.
MSZP: Hungarians ‘Fighting Quiet War of Independence’ against Fidesz Bertalan Tóth, co-leader of the opposition Socialist Party (MSZP), gave a speech ahead of Hungary's October 23 national holiday in... 2020.10.23.
Faces of the 1956 Revolution – with Archived Photos! There are a couple of 1956 freedom fighters and groups of fighters who became well-known, either by their acts, their... 2020.10.23.
Why did Beethoven’s Egmont Overture Become the “Hymn of the Revolution”? The Egmont overture by Ludwig van Beethoven was played so often in the October days of 1956 that it quickly... 2020.10.23.
October 23: Only Two State Events and Two Demonstrations to be Held Amid Coronavirus Scare In light of the coronavirus pandemic, only two official state events will be held this year to commemorate Hungary’s 1956... 2020.10.22.
Italian Right-wing Leader Meloni Marks Hungary’s 1956 Uprising Giorgia Meloni, the leader of Italy's right-wing Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italia) party, paid respects to the anniversary of Hungary's... 2020.10.22.
Pictures from the Life of 1956’s Martyr PM Imre Nagy – Photo Gallery! Exactly 31 years ago, on June 16, 1989, Imre Nagy, the martyred prime minister of the 1956 Revolution, and his four... 2020.06.16.
