Tag Archives: Hungary

When a Hungarian Rock Group Thumbed Their Nose at the Kádár Regime

A chat with a friend prompted these memories this morning: American rock (and jazz) music were banned In the 1950s in the Soviet Bloc but loosening controls in the Khrushchev era allowed both in — and instantly, local groups mimicking … Continue reading

Posted in Culture, History | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Confessions of an American

I’ll start with some local conditions chat, then get to the discussion. Two weeks ago here in New England, we got 3″ (about 8 cm) of snow, but since then we’ve had days where the temperature reached as much as … Continue reading

Posted in Analysis, History | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment