Stories about Hungary from May, 2008
Europe: More on Eurovision
Belatedly, a link to a Eurovision report by BBC's Mark Mardell – and over 150 comments to his post.
Hungary: Ferenc Szálasi
Hungarian Spectrum writes about Ferenc Szálasi and Hungarian nationalist politics – here and here: “Perhaps no one will be surprised to discover that the man who came up with “Hungarism” wasn’t an ethnic Hungarian. His original name was Szalosján. His fraternal ancestors came from Armenia and settled in Transylvania […]....
Europe: Eurovision Semi-Finals
Pestiside.hu, Megan Case, and Lex Libertas – on the Eurovision semi-finals results.
Hungary: Anti-Semitism and Foreign Media
Hungarian Spectrum and Pestiside.hu discuss foreign media coverage of anti-Semitism in Hungary.
Hungary: Attitudes Toward Competition
Hungarian Spectrum writes about competitiveness, self-respect and self-confidence in Hungary.
Hungary: May Day
Hungarian Spectrum writes about May Day in Hungary.
Hungary: “Provincialism” and the Economy
Hungarian Spectrum writes about “the provincialism of large segments of Hungarian society” and its effect on the economy.