Stories about Hungary from October, 2006
Romania: 1956 in Csikszereda
Csikszereda Musings writes about the events of 1956 in a Romanian town with a sizable Hungarian community.
Hungary: 1956 Myths
Further Ramblings of a N.Irish Magyar dispels the three myths about the 1956 uprising in Hungary. Pestiside.hu posts Adrian Courage's photos and text from the uprising anniversary rally that turned violent. Searching for Utopia writes on the history of the 1956 uprising. The beatroot, in the comments to this post,...
Hungary: “Holidays in Hell”
Inspired by P.J. O’Rourke’s “Holidays in Hell,” Further Ramblings of a N.Irish Magyar writes that the Hungarian tourism authorities should “hit the reality button and go for the masochist market.”
Hungary: Municipal Election
A Fistful of Euros writes about the municipal election in Hungary. Paul of Further Ramblings of a N.Irish Magyar writes about Budapest's new old mayor: “a political rarity in more ways than one.”
