Western governments and the genocide in East Timor
The human catastrophe on East Timor is one of the greatest tragedies of the 20th century. In these events in the 1970s and in the 1990s, the participation of Western powers has been direct.
Arms for the death squads
The author arrived at East Timor on behalf of the human rights commission of the British parliament. His task was to observe the referendum on the independence of the former colony.
In those times the daily pay was about 31 forints …
A personal account of the cultural relations of state socialism in Hungary The author was a main organizer of the most important moving theatre the Deryne Szinhaz. In this article he remembers the leading figures of post-war Hungarian cultural life, Zoltan Kodaly, Gyula Wyes and Laszlo Nemeth.
Conference at the 10th anniversary of Eszmélet
What is behind the elite fights?
Sociologist Erzsébet Szalai, political scientist György Wiener and trade union leader János Vadász discuss the origins and motives of the embittered fights between various fractions of the Hungarian political elite.