HIS389H1 Lecture Notes - World War I, Industrial Revolution, Diaspora Politics
Document Summary
After 1989, hungary has been one of the most stable countries the soviet bloc. Transition out of communism was difficult and brought about feelings of nostalgia for the old order theme is common in many regimes, as the power systems changed. Present day hungary seems to be moving in an il-liberal direction: Allows the party to change the constitution without any opposition. Mechanism for protecting individual rights seems to be more ruined. Anchors that led hungary to want to be more involved and participatory in the west are loosening. Cultural attitudes in hungary also make it more illiberal. There wasn"t a totally clean break from the communist past because the communists and non-communists discussed how to set up elections only after. Division in hungary today started 200 years ago. It is an independent unit of the holy roman empire, under the crown of st.
