http://forge.ironrealms.com/2006/10/23/the-revolution-of-56/ A blog on virtual worlds, games, and digital content, from Matt Mihaly Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:04:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2006/10/23/the-revolution-of-56/#comment-52802 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:05:31 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2006/10/23/the-revolution-of-56/#comment-52802 [...] This is possibly inappropriate for my blog “about games”, but that’s never stopped me before. I wrote about my dad in a post about the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution against the Soviets a bit over a year ago. It’s perhaps a small thing by some people’s standards but it makes me proud to see my dad’s local newspaper write an article about a medal he recently received from the Hungarian service for his selfless service in the cause of freedom from Soviet oppression during the Revolution. Article is here. [...] […] This is possibly inappropriate for my blog “about games”, but that’s never stopped me before. I wrote about my dad in a post about the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution against the Soviets a bit over a year ago. It’s perhaps a small thing by some people’s standards but it makes me proud to see my dad’s local newspaper write an article about a medal he recently received from the Hungarian service for his selfless service in the cause of freedom from Soviet oppression during the Revolution. Article is here. […]

]]> http://forge.ironrealms.com/2006/10/23/the-revolution-of-56/#comment-49917 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:43:09 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2006/10/23/the-revolution-of-56/#comment-49917 [...] This is possibly inappropriate for my blog “about games”, but that’s never stopped me before. I wrote about my dad in a post about the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution against the Soviets a bit over a year ago. It’s perhaps a small thing by some people’s standards but it makes me proud to see my dad’s local newspaper write an article about a medal he recently received from the Hungarian service for his selfless service in the cause of freedom from Soviet oppression during the Revolution. Article is here. Fuck tyrants, no matter what flag or god they cloak themselves with. [...] […] This is possibly inappropriate for my blog “about games”, but that’s never stopped me before. I wrote about my dad in a post about the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution against the Soviets a bit over a year ago. It’s perhaps a small thing by some people’s standards but it makes me proud to see my dad’s local newspaper write an article about a medal he recently received from the Hungarian service for his selfless service in the cause of freedom from Soviet oppression during the Revolution. Article is here. Fuck tyrants, no matter what flag or god they cloak themselves with. […]

]]> http://forge.ironrealms.com/2006/10/23/the-revolution-of-56/#comment-2468 Sun, 05 Nov 2006 17:46:28 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2006/10/23/the-revolution-of-56/#comment-2468 [...] You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Leave aReply [...] […] You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Leave aReply […]

]]> http://forge.ironrealms.com/2006/10/23/the-revolution-of-56/#comment-2236 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:55:46 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2006/10/23/the-revolution-of-56/#comment-2236 I second that, Tom. I was there three years ago with my Dad, who had been captured by the Soviets and had his teeth bashed out with a gun butt before being rescued by comrades-in-arms. Painful, but much worse happened in the Terror House. It is a sobering place. I second that, Tom. I was there three years ago with my Dad, who had been captured by the Soviets and had his teeth bashed out with a gun butt before being rescued by comrades-in-arms. Painful, but much worse happened in the Terror House. It is a sobering place.

]]> http://forge.ironrealms.com/2006/10/23/the-revolution-of-56/#comment-2234 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:53:52 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2006/10/23/the-revolution-of-56/#comment-2234 I spent a week in Budapest this past summer. One of the most interesting places I saw was the "<a href="http://www.terrorhaza.hu/index.php?0212148" rel="nofollow">Terror House</a>" -- a museum housed in the former offices of both the Nazi and Soviet secret police, and dedicated to detailing the horrors of the occupations of Hungary and the Hungarian resistance. It is an incredibly moving museum, and I would highly recommend it to anyone visiting the area. I spent a week in Budapest this past summer. One of the most interesting places I saw was the “Terror House” — a museum housed in the former offices of both the Nazi and Soviet secret police, and dedicated to detailing the horrors of the occupations of Hungary and the Hungarian resistance. It is an incredibly moving museum, and I would highly recommend it to anyone visiting the area.

]]> http://forge.ironrealms.com/2006/10/23/the-revolution-of-56/#comment-2233 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:33:24 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2006/10/23/the-revolution-of-56/#comment-2233 Amen, Matt. Amen, Matt.

]]> http://forge.ironrealms.com/2006/10/23/the-revolution-of-56/#comment-2232 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:15:35 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2006/10/23/the-revolution-of-56/#comment-2232 I found this very interesting, one of my professors here at school was a leading member of the Velvet Revolution of the Czech Republic in the 1980's. Unlike the revolution you described in Hungary it was bloodless, but no less important to the change of removing soviets from power all over eastern europe. I'm glad people like your father and my professor have had the courage to stand up to these oppressive regimes and successfully create social and political change in their respective countries. I found this very interesting, one of my professors here at school was a leading member of the Velvet Revolution of the Czech Republic in the 1980’s. Unlike the revolution you described in Hungary it was bloodless, but no less important to the change of removing soviets from power all over eastern europe. I’m glad people like your father and my professor have had the courage to stand up to these oppressive regimes and successfully create social and political change in their respective countries.

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