How Hungarian Students Contributed to the Fall of Communism – Book Launch and Exhibition When presenting the history of Hungary’s regime-change in the nineties, specialized literature usually refers to a favorable development of the... 2022.06.21.
Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s First Head of State after Regime Change, Born 100 Years Ago Árpád Göncz, the first democratically-elected head of state after the regime change, was born 100 years ago today. Göncz was... 2022.02.10.
President Áder Decorates Former Speaker of Slovak National Council President János Áder presented Frantisek Miklosko, the former speaker of the Slovak National Council, with the Order of Merit of... 2021.11.23.
House Speaker: Regime Change Possible Thanks to ’56 Heroes The fall of the communist regime in 1989 was in part thanks to the heroes of the 1956 uprising, Speaker... 2021.10.22.
PMO Head Gulyás: Freedom in Past 30 Years Enabled Fulfillment of Many National Aspirations Hungary's freedom was successfully restored thirty years ago, the prime minister's chief of staff said on Saturday, handing over state... 2021.06.20.
Press Roundup: Conflicting Analyses on the Nature of the ‘Orbán Regime’ A renowned liberal economist believes Hungary is neither a democracy nor a dictatorship, while a conservative philosopher thinks that Prime... 2021.03.30.
George H.W. Bush, “a great blessing” to Hungary A statue of the 41st President of the United States, George Herbert Walker Bush, on Budapest’s Szabadság tér (Liberty Square)... 2020.10.28.
Echoes of Revolutions Past: 1989 Hungary – 2020 Belarus The regime of the last dictator in Europe, Alexander Lukashenko, is on shaky legs, as protests against his controversial 80%... 2020.09.15.
George Bush Sr Statue to Be Unveiled in Budapest to Mark 30th Anniversary of Fall of Communist Rule The Hungarian government is to unveil a statue of George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st President of the United States,... 2020.09.07.
Hungary’s History in Just 14 Steps – the National Archives’ New Exhibition There was a new exhibition-opening on the 25th of August 2020 at the National Archives of Hungary, Budapest. It is... 2020.09.06.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Dispute Over Hungarian Zeitgeist A liberal pundit attributes the continuing popularity of Fidesz to the growing hopelessness of voters. His pro-government counterpart writes that... 2020.08.10.
“The Antall government accomplished something that no one had ever done before”- Interview with Péter Antall The years of 1989-90 are among the most important periods in 20th century Hungary, marking the end of the former... 2020.06.17.
András Oplatka, Swiss-Hungarian Journalist, Founder of Friends of Hungary Foundation Passes Away András Oplatka, renowned Swiss-Hungarian journalist, historian, and translator, passed away on Wednesday morning at the age of 78 in his... 2020.05.29.
„We departed from the EU not Europe” – interview with Professor Thomas Lorman The critics of Hungary disregard the specific historical experiences of the country, and that the copying of the West under... 2020.05.20.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Opposition Boycotts Anniversary Celebration of Regime Change A liberal philosopher accuses Fidesz of expropriating the 1990 regime change, while a pro-government analyst suggests that history will remember... 2020.05.05.
Opposition Parties Mark 30th Anniversary of First Democratic Parliament after Communism Opposition parties on Saturday marked the 30th anniversary of Hungary's first freely elected parliament after the fall of communism commending... 2020.05.02.
President Áder Marks 30th Anniversary of First Free Parliament after Communism President János Áder gave a speech in Parliament on Saturday, at the celebratory session marking the 30th anniversary of Hungary's... 2020.05.02.
Németh: Establishment of Parliament Meant Restoration of Hungary’s Sovereignty The establishment of parliament at the time of the change of system also meant the restoration of Hungarian sovereignty, Zsolt... 2020.05.01.
House Speaker Kövér: “This opposition is not part of the Hungarian nation but a servant to that world elite” The Hungarian left-liberal opposition is part of a "globalist network working against the nation", feeding Western European propagandists with fake... 2020.04.29.
Communist Paramilitary Organization ‘Workers’ Militia’ Revived Hungary’s Workers' Militia has been resurrected as a non-governmental organization according to two Facebook pages, "Counter-Revolution 1956" and "Communist Side," news... 2020.02.06.
“I Opposed Bolsheviks from The First Moment I Had the Chance,” Interview with Former US Air Force Doctor László Varjú Well before the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, László Varjú, as a high school student, was jailed for anti-communist activities. Then, in... 2019.12.13.
