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Book review: Hungary keeps struggling with its history

21-12-2022

Central Europe

Lennart Nijenhuis, CNE.news

Book review: Hungary keeps struggling with its history

Photo Viktor Orbán, Facebook

Central Europe

Anyone who wants to understand Hungary and its Prime Minister must know the history of its capital. Victor Sebestyen's "Budapest: Between East and West" describes the history of a complex society that has struggled with its identity and position in Europe over the centuries.

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