Oleh: Mat Jenny. Teks aslinya berjudul “The Hungarian Revolt — Then and Today.” Diterjemahkan oleh Iman Amirullah dan Jessica Gunawan. Lebih dari enam puluh tahun yang lalu, Pemberontakan Hungaria (1956) dimulai dari demonstrasi damai mahasiswa di pusat kota Budapest pada tanggal 23 Oktober. Reaksi keras pemerintah segera mengubah protes damai menjadi pemberontakan nasional melawan kendali…

The Hungarian workers and youth in 1956 were fighting against the power which was supposedly governing in their interest. Despite the revolution’s failure, its spirit is of as much relevance today as it has ever been.