Hungarian Uprising: Blind Spot 1956 Published: 22 December 2016 During the 1956 uprising, the coat of arms named after the Stalinist dictator Mátyás Rákosi was cut out of the national flag by revolutionaries - the ground for a workshop arranged by the artists Katharina Roters and József Szolnoki. By Kristóf Szombati and József Szolnoki
Hungarian Uprising: From the Power of a Symbol to a Symbol of Power? Published: 3 November 2016 What purposes does the remembrance of 1956 serve in Hungary today? A commentary about Hungarian politics of memory. By Ferenc Laczó
Introduction: The 1956 Hungarian uprising Published: 21 October 2016 In October 1956, Hungarian citizens staged a popular uprising to protest against the repressive policies of the Communist Party and against the country’s occupation by the Soviet Army. On 11 November 1956, Soviet forces quashed the last pockets of armed resistance in the capital city. By Eva van de Rakt, Silja Schultheis and Kristóf Szombati
