Imre Nagy Budapest
by Joan Carroll
Title
Imre Nagy Budapest
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Art
Description
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 factor in the end of the Stalinist government in Hungary.
FEATURED PHOTO, 500 VIEWS group, 1/19/16
FEATURED PHOTO, Five Star Artist group, 1/6/16
THIRD PLACE finish (tie), Your Best Artwork contest, 1/4/16
FEATURED PHOTO, Old MASTERS - PHOTOGRAPHERS and DIGITAL ARTS group, 12/13/15
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December 10th, 2015
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Garth Steger
Fantastic shot! I was in Budapest in 2001 and I loved it! The parliament building was amazing.
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