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A Historical Portrait of a City and Its Culture, a lyrical, sometimes dazzling, never merely nostalgic evocation of a glorious period in the city’s history
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A Historical Portrait of a City and Its Culture, a lyrical, sometimes dazzling, never merely nostalgic evocation of a glorious period in the city’s history
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A Historical Portrait of a City and Its Culture, a lyrical, sometimes dazzling, never merely nostalgic evocation of a glorious period in the city’s history
In 1956, at the time of the Hungarian Revolution, Kopacsi was police chief in Budapest. He had fought in the anti-Nazi Resistance and welcomed the Soviet Army. Purges in the police forces during the early 1950s eventually led him to question Soviet motives. He and seven other leaders were tried and sentenced to long prison terms. This fascinating insider’s account adds a new dimension to Hungary’s history.
The nations and peoples of Eastern Europe – war-torn, divided, strife-ridden and subjected to persecution from both East and West – yet enduring with remarkable resilience, preserving distinct cultures and traditions while struggling to advance in a modern world.
(leather cover, numbered copy) The country was disrupted into three parts during the Ottoman expansion then two of its parts were united. The large area became one political unit again in the middle of the 19th century. The nation was split into five parts in 1920.