Imre Nagy's statue removed
Monday, December 31st, 2018
A left-wing columnist interprets the removal of Imre Nagy's monument from the immediate vicinity of Kossuth Square as the completion of Viktor Orbán's ideological turn and his betrayal of his 1989 democratic vision. A conservative historian welcomes the decision, claiming that Imre Nagy was a nationalist communist rather than a hero of democracy. READ MORE
Hungarians deeply divided on the anniversary of the revolution
Commentators are just as divided on the speeches by leading politicians as the latter were in their interpretations of 1956 and current political matters. READ MORE
Lessons of the 1956 revolution
Monday, October 22nd, 2018
A conservative and a liberal pundit recall the 1956 revolution and interpret contemporary politics in the light of past events. READ MORE
Imre Nagy statue to be removed to new site
A conservative critic of the government accuses the governing party of failing to find a place in its ideology for the remembrance of the martyred Prime Minister of the 1956 revolution. READ MORE
The 61st anniversary of 56
Commentators on all sides agree that the opposition's performance on the anniversary of the 1956 revolution was pathetic. They disagree, however on PM Orbán's statement on Sunday that Hungary must now, once again, defend its independence. READ MORE
Diplomatic demarche against Russia TV comment on 1956
A conservative pundit welcomes the move by the Foreign Ministry to summon the Russian ambassador to express indignation over a Moscow TV programme in which Hungary's 1956 Revolution was characterized as a fascist uprising sponsored by the CIA. READ MORE
'56 commemorations interrupted by whistling
Tuesday, October 25th, 2016
Commentators see the incidents in front of the Parliament building on the anniversary of the 1956 revolution as signs of a deep division within Hungarian society. READ MORE
The 60th anniversary of 1956
In their articles on the eve of the anniversary, commentators sharply disagreed on the message of the Hungarian revolution for contemporary generations. READ MORE
Conference on 56 to be hosted by the Pentagon
The number one left-wing daily thinks the US Defense Department saved the conference proposed by the Hungarian Embassy because, unlike the State Department, they are satisfied with Hungary's performance. READ MORE
The Imre Nagy anniversary
A pro-government correspondent hopes that the Prime Minister will always keep in mind the importance of the moral principles that guided him 27 years ago when he made his historic speech on the day of the reburial of the martyred Prime Minister of the 1956 revolution. READ MORE