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.
Category Archives: Former issues
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.
A new theory of politics (possibilities)
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.
The deconstruction of capitalism as a system
There is nothing natural about the existing capitalist order, and thus we can think far more creatively about how we want to reconstruct it. The real question is whether starting from where we are now, can we build social institutions that allow us to expand progressively the scope of equality and democracy.