© E. Riv Leo·Sep 27Fifteen Months Old, at the Center of the WorldA childhood memory from the autumn of 1956.
Kristina Kalapos·Nov 14, 2024Searching for Middle Ground. What Would Frank Do?My father, Frank, with just the shirt on his back, fled communist Hungary in 1956 after the failed revolt against the Russians. The…
History In An Hour·Feb 7, 2024Blood in the Water — Cold War Olympics6 December 1956 saw one of the most violent and politically-charged sporting clashes in history, an event that came to be known as ‘ Blood…
History In An Hour·Feb 7, 2024Matyas Rakosi — brief biographyMatyas Rakosi was, from 1949 to 1953, Joseph Stalin’s man in Hungary. A Stalinist to his core, Rakosi secured and maintained power by…
History In An Hour·Feb 5, 2024Cardinal Mindszenty — a brief biographyHungarian cardinal, Joseph Mindszenty, came to symbolise the church’s opposition to tyranny and totalitarianism.
History In An Hour·Feb 5, 2024Imre Nagy — a brief biographyImre Nagy is remembered with great affection in today’s Hungary. Although a communist leader during its years of one-party rule, Nagy was…
Sükösd Máté·Oct 24, 2023The rune stone of the Hammarskjöld family grave stood like a humble petrified giant.Currently I am a short-term intern at a think tank in Sweden. I am on a constant hunt, searching for even the slightest historical…
