János Széky

A cautious westernization following the 1956 revolution ushered in a golden age of cultural journals in Hungary. But with transition and the rise of press freedom, demand dropped. The few periodicals that have survived remain islands of independence amidst a supine media.

In an article first published shortly before Viktor Orbán won his second term in office and Jobbik support soared in the April elections, János Széky outlines the historical roots of Hungarian nationalism and how the cult of national unity came to be written into the 2011 constitution.