by Laurentiu Dologa | May 14, 2020 | Hungary
Bela Kun’s dictatorship lasted for half a year. Half a year in which the policies of the Bolshevik regime ruined the country. In a last ditch effort to regain popular support, the dictator rallied his armies against the Czechoslovaks and Romanians, wanting to take... by Ciprian Stoleru | Aug 9, 2019 | Hungary, Romania
The book of Romanian historian Florin Constantiniu, “A sincere history of the Romanian people”, produced, ever since its first edition, a wide-reaching impact in Romanian society. The “sincere and honest” approach of history was sorely lacking from Romanian... by Iulian Simbeteanu | Jul 31, 2019 | Hungary, Romania
The Hungarian communists did not enjoy popular sympathy in early 1919, but this would change after their leaders were detained by the police, and the party secretary, Béla Kun, was beaten in custody. The inability of Budapest’s Berinkey government to gain the support... by Iulian Simbeteanu | Jul 29, 2019 | Hungary, Romania
The victory of the Hungarian communist revolution led to the establishment of the first Bolshevik regime in Europe after the October Revolution in Russia. The de facto leader of the new regime was Béla Kun, the secretary of the Hungarian Communist Party and the... by Ciprian Stoleru | Jul 24, 2019 | Romania, Treaty of Versailles
When the regime of Béla Kun was installed in Hungary, the Supreme Council had already decided to support the great majority of Romania’s claims at the Paris Peace Conference. Bela Kun came from a small...