Post #1570561
2026-04-13 02:12 UTC
So I suspect it's not easy for many outsiders to understand Hungary. You have to view it both through the lens of its 1100 yr history, including long periods of non-independence, and through its linguistic isolation from its neighbors. And what it did under Nazis, and what was done to it by Soviets. ↵
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@shriramk@mastodon.social 2026-04-13 02:14
I went into a bin to find old photos I haven't looked at in 30 years. Here's a symbolic one. The flag-with-the-hole was symbolic of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, and this spot commemorates that event. It was revived after the end of the Soviet Union. I imagine some are flying it again now… ↵
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@j2kun@mathstodon.xyz 2026-04-13 02:22
@shriramk it reminds me of the title of a history of Hungary I read, I think the subtitle was something like "1000 years of victory in defeat"