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Hungary: The Butcher and the Poet

How to Invent a Country by BBC

Jul 2, 202541:47Society & Culture

"Brussels is abusing its power," said Victor Orban, "just as Vienna once did." The date, March 15 2025 - this year - but the reference was to March 1848 when Hungary rose up against its Austrian overlords, a great moment...

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Hungary: The Butcher and the Poet is an episode from How to Invent a Country by BBC. "Brussels is abusing its power," said Victor Orban, "just as Vienna once did." The date, March 15 2025 - this year - but the reference was to March 1848 wh...

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