Imre Nagy Budapest BW Canvas Print

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Imre Nagy (EEM-ray Nodge) gazes pensively at the Hungarian Parliament building in Budapest keeping an eye on the current politicians. He is now thought of as an anti-communist hero, but was actually a lifelong communist. He became prime minister in Hungary during a period of reform in 1953 but when his proposed changed alarmed Moscow he was quickly demoted. When the 1956 Uprising broke out he was drafted to become the head of the movement to soften the severity of the communist regime. It seemed he might hold the middle ground between the totalitarian model of Moscow and the freedom of the West, symbolized by the bridge he is standing on. But the Soviets put down the uprising, tried and executed Nagy, and buried him in an unmarked grave. After 1989 the Hungarian people rediscovered Nagy as a hero. His body was exhumed and given a ceremonial funeral at Heroes' Square. Over 100,000 people are estimated to have attended Nagy's reinterment. The occasion of Nagy's funeral was an important f...

Protected with PIXSY About Joan Carroll: I am a Fort Worth Texas-based outdoor photographer who feels at home while on the road...in Texas, in the US, around the world. Although travel and photography were dual interests from a young age, the coming of the digital camera provided undreamed of opportunities and unleashed previously untapped creativity. My photographic goal is to travel the world in a curious yet respectful way, taking the time to see and understand the unique story of each place I visit. Wherever I go I want to walk every street, hike every trail, ride the bus or metro, climb every tower, walk around and through every monument, and then do it all over again when the light changes. In every place, light, mood, color, and...