Memento Park

Historical background

In 1945, the Soviet Red Army liberated Hungary from the Nazi German occupiers and their Arrow-Cross collaborators. April 4, the Day of Liberation was a public holiday until 1989. However, the question of liberation is being disputed from many aspects even today, mainly because of the Soviet influence of more than 40 years.


Find the statue that you can see in the picture above and study it carefully.

  • Based on how you interpret the statue, what experience do you think liberation could be for Hungarian people?
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