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A Step Back In Time:Communism Edition

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November 13th 2010
I haven't updated this since Amsterdam so I thought I'd write in here even though I didn't leave Budapest this weekend. Today I visited a park called Memento Park with a couple of my friends from the dorm. This park is a dedication to the Communist Statues that were once on display in Budapest. When communism began to fell in Europe many statues and monuments were destroyed (the most famous sta ... read more

Europe » Hungary » Central Hungary » Budapest » Buda

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Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under Communist rule following World War II. In 1956, a revolt and announced withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact were met with a massive milita... ... read more