Monthly Archives: March 2013

Węgierska blasfemia. O tym, jak prawica przejmuje kulturę

Posted on March 17, 2013 by ellenpolus

Skandal, jakim zakończyły się rządy lewicowego rządu Ferenca Gyurcsánya w 2009, zapewnił prawicowemu Fidesz Magyar Polgári Szövetség (Fidesz: Węgierska Unia Obywatelska) pod wodzą Viktora Orbána zwycięstwo w wyborach parlamentarnych w 2010. Fidesz bez większych problemów, przy małym wsparciu Chrześcijańsko-Demokratycznej Partii … Continue reading →

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Höchster staatlicher Orden: Ungarns Regierung ehrt Antisemiten

Posted on March 17, 2013 by ellenpolus

Er bezeichnete Roma als “Menschenaffen” – jetzt erhielt ein ungarischer Fernsehmoderator von seiner Regierung eine hohe Auszeichnung. Der zuständige Minister nennt die Entscheidung “bedauerlich”. Doch auch andere Symbolfiguren der rechtsextremen Szene wurden mit Orden bedacht. Budapest – Ungarns rechtskonservative Regierung … Continue reading →

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Guest Edit: Budapest’s Cultural Mismanagement

Posted on March 17, 2013 by ellenpolus

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY***–When I arrived at the Ludwig Museum—Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest on March 1, a colleague told me in a near whisper how the day before the Director of Finance had received a letter instructing that Barnabas Bencsik, the … Continue reading →

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A kritikus tömeg mostanra állt össze

Posted on March 17, 2013 by ellenpolus

A művészet nemcsak sokba kerül, de sokat is termel. Bencsik Barnabásnak öt év után járt le megbízatása a Ludwig Múzeum igazgatójaként, de úgy volt kénytelen átadni posztját, hogy az intézmény felelős vezetés nélkül maradt. Bencsiket a Nemzeti Szalonok rendszere a … Continue reading →

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Sociologist Kovacs, two accused of anti-Semitism win high honors from Hungary

Posted on March 17, 2013 by ellenpolus

(JTA) – Hungary recognized a Jewish sociologist, Andreas Kovacs, and two citizens accused of making anti-Semitic statements with prestigious national awards. Kovacs, 65, was one of 17 people presented the Szechenyi Prize on the occasion of Hungary’s March 15 national day. The … Continue reading →

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Hungary civil groups rally against ‘Viktator’ president

Posted on March 17, 2013 by ellenpolus

Around 4,000 Hungarians rallied in Budapest Sunday against Prime Minister Viktor Orban, branding their leader a dictator after his right-wing government passed a highly controversial change to the constitution. Protesters carried EU and opposition party flags and held banners dubbing … Continue reading →

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Official prizes for far-right neo-Nazis and members of the lunatic fringe in Hungary

Posted on March 16, 2013 by ellenpolus

I have been complaining for some time about the state’s meddling in artistic and intellectual life by awarding hundreds of decorations and prizes to “worthy” individuals. This practice began some time in the nineteenth century, albeit on a very limited … Continue reading →

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