Ádám Petri Lukács on Hungary's culture of remembrance

Hungary is celebrating a national public holiday to commemorate the Revolution of 1956 today. In the run-up to the celebrations there were complaints that the younger generation had become indifferent to this historical event. According to journalist Ádám Petri Lukács, Hungary's lack of a culture of remembrance is to blame: "To this day there has been no social discussion about the importance of those revolutionary days for individual families. At the same time we expect our children to understand all they now see: the neo-fascist demonstrations and empty national celebrations. They must first be motivated to take an interest in the history of their parents and grandparents and become familiar with it. Schools and families must work together to achieve this, then pupils could discuss the things they have learned from their families at home with their teachers. This could help create a more nuanced picture of 1956 in the heads of the young."

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