Archivo etiqueta «Hungría»
Por Henry Kamen, historiador (EL MUNDO, 25/10/06):
Esta semana hace exactamente 50 años, los húngaros se alzaron en rebelión contra la opresión comunista y cambiaron la faz de la historia occidental. Fue un desastroso gesto inútil y trágico, pero dio paso a nuevas tendencias que por vez primera desde el final de la II Guerra Mundial despertaron esperanzas de libertad en todo el Este de Europa.
Fue una rebelión que definió la evolución política e intelectual de la gente concienciada en todas partes y cambió para siempre la naturaleza del comunismo. El descontento con el Gobierno de Budapest empezó … Seguir leyendo
By Gyula Hegyi, a Hungarian Socialist member of the European parliament (THE GUARDIAN, 25/10/06):
Until recently, foreign observers tended to see Hungary as a boring democracy – and Hungarian politicians liked to give lessons on “western values” to their Serbian, Slovakian or Romanian colleagues. Pictures of burning buildings in Budapest and the smell of civil war have put paid to those illusions, surprising not only the foreign public, but many Hungarians as well.The trigger for the violent demonstrations was the leaked remarks by the prime minister, Ferenc Gyurcsany, that he had lied about the country’s economic situation in the … Seguir leyendo
By Kati Marton, the author of “The Great Escape: Nine Jews Who Fled Hitler and Changed the World” (THE GUADIAN, 23/10/06):
THE first time I saw deep joy on my father’s face — the kind that comes from within and which is a child’s most reassuring signal from a parent — was on Oct. 23, 1956. It was at Bem Square, on the right bank of the Danube, where thousands of students, a sprinkling of workers and even some young soldiers still in uniform had spontaneously gathered to hear the students’ list of demands for reform by Hungary’s Communist … Seguir leyendo
By Frank Furedi (THE TIMES, 14/10/06):
MY REVOLUTION began in a steaming kitchen, where the mother of my best friend, Gabi, had just cooked the family duck. In ritualistic fashion all of us children lined up to receive our ration of dripping on garlic toast. I have never forgotten the Proustian moment as I took in the aroma of the crackling and the garlic, only to be rudely interrupted by loud shouts coming from the street.
Out of the window, there were thousands of people singing, shouting and thoroughly enjoying themselves. This was late afternoon, October 23, 1956, I was … Seguir leyendo
By Adam Lebor, the Central Europe correspondent of The Times (THE TIMES, 21/09/06):
AUTUMN AND PEST are born of the same mother, the Hungarian writer Gyula Krudy once wrote, but there’s rather less to lyricise these days. Downtown Budapest is wreathed in smoke and teargas, while burnt-out cars litter the streets. What on earth has gone wrong? Hungary is supposed to be the region’s success story: it has a stable government, a steady flow of foreign investment and a talented population who have brought the world innumerable inventions, from the Biro to hydrogen bombs. True, the budget deficit is … Seguir leyendo
By Mark Almond, a history lecturer at Oriel College, Oxford (THE GUARDIAN, 20/09/06):
History loves the irony of an anniversary. In 1989, commemorations of 1789 were overshadowed by upheavals. Now, 50 years after the Hungarian uprising sent shockwaves through the communist world, what Hungary’s prime minister called the country’s worst violence in those five decades has shattered the complacency about post-communism’s stability and success.Remember the rhetoric of anti-communism in 1989. “No more lies.” Well, today it is back with a vengeance. In 1956, when Khrushchev’s “secret speech” revealing the truth about Stalin’s rule was leaked, it set off a … Seguir leyendo
By Tamas Krausz, a professor of history at Elte University, Budapest (THE GUARDIAN, 22/03/06):
Sixty-two years ago this week, Hitler’s Wehrmacht began its blood-soaked occupation of Hungary. The country soon turned into a battlefield in defence of the Third Reich. The authoritarian regent, Admiral Miklos Horthy, appointed a Nazi-friendly prime minister, but real power was in the hands of Edmund Veesenmayer, Hitler’s resident in Budapest. The deportation of half a million Hungarian Jews to death camps was set in train.But these facts seemed to escape the notice of the supreme court of Hungary this month when it rehabilitated Laszlo … Seguir leyendo