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  • Memento Park in Budapest: under the Gaze of the Remnants of Socialism

    Assen SLIM*
    17/07/2023Memento Park in Budapest: under the Gaze of the Remnants of SocialismReportage -
    In Budapest, the Memento Park, or Szobor Park, an emblematic place of remembrance in contemporary Hungary, offers a chance to immerse yourself in the unsettling atmosphere created by these remnants of socialism, inviting you to reflect on history. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, debates occurred in all Central and Eastern European countries about what should be done with the public monuments to socialist ideology. After considering destroying them in Hungary, the authorities finally decided to keep the statues erected ...
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