Linguistic misunderstandings in a Hungarian context
On a Sunday in the middle of the summer not much is going on, and therefore I’m free to move away from everyday politics and venture into something I find equally exciting. Some history and some...
View ArticleHistorian Zoltán Ripp’s analysis of the Hungarian election
Post-election soul-searching and analysis continues in Hungarian opposition circles. I spent two days talking about the remedies offered by MSZP insiders Ildikó Lendvai and István Hiller. Politicians...
View ArticleThe man behind Viktor Orbán’s political ideas: Gyula Tellér
An English-language article on Viktor Orbán’s infamous speech of July 26 claimed that Orbán has a brilliant mind. I don’t know on what basis the author came to this conclusion because most people find...
View ArticleWhat went wrong in 1990?
This year we celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the birth of Hungarian democracy after fifty years of Soviet domination. To mark the occasion a number of books, articles, and reminiscences will...
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