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.

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.

The primary meaning of politics is the management of public affairs. In our times the efficiency of politics has become a crutial question. A realistic theory of politics can only be achieved if we reject the impact of everyday manipulation and get rid of some illusions as well.