Hungarian Hell: War, Hyperinflation, Dictatorship
About this episode
This episode explores the tumultuous history of Hungary during and after World War II, focusing on hyperinflation and dictatorship.
For anyone who wants to dive deeper into Hungarian history, here are some suggestions: How the Hungarian people endured World War II: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/ https://www.eternalechoes.org/application/files/2916/1019/0172/the-life-of-the-hungarian-population_en_eternal_echoes.pdf More on Hungary's hyperinflation: https://planetbanknote.com/banknote-blog/hungarys-1946-hyperinflation-the-worst-inflation-in-history-and-the-fall-of-the-peng/?srsltid=AfmBOornFZ7K1PMWORFpwQ2sWRUfG1sX6FjynFhp17aGDb2GxSQUeGoz The Show Trial of László Rajk: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/2020/07/27/the-trial-of-laszlo-rajk/ Vivid documents and photos of the 1956 Revolution: https://www.hoover.org/library-archives/histories/1956-hungarian-revolution A profile of Hungary's new PM, Peter Magyar: https://www.ft.com/content/54d999c3-a9f0-40ce-9c66-245c9b20950a?syn-25a6b1a6=1
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