Memento Park, Budapest
“When Ostapenko changes step” was an expression occasionally (and surreptitiously) heard in Communist-era Hungary. It referred to a giant statue of Captain Ilija Ostapenko, a soldier in the Red Army, domineeringly situated for four decades at a prominent junction in Budapest. Ostapenko is seen carrying a flag and marching triumphantly in the statue. The expression’s sentiment, though, is one of dreary hopelessness: the Soviet soldier would never change step, and Communism would last for lifetimes to come.
Today in Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Hungarian Edition, November 15, 2010
There is apparently no publication in Hungary that wishes to miss out on the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie visit. Financial weekly HVG delves into the culinary aspects of the Brangelinian sojourn to the country.
Today in Brangelina: Hungarian Edition, November 11, 2010
MTV, Hungary’s otherwise staid public broadcaster that bears no similarity to its music-video namesake, is spilling some virtual ink on the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Hungarian sojourn as well. Its website is currently covering the Brangelinian transition from Budapest to an historic northern town by the Danube.
Today in Brangelina: Why Doesn’t Angelina Visit Miskolc?
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are still strolling around on Magyar soil as they continue to shoot a film about the Bosnian War. The famous couple has been spending time in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, but now folks in the country want a piece of the Brangelina action.
Today in Brangelina: Budapest Edition, November 9, 2010
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie continue to be hard at working shooting a film in Budapest, Hungary about the Bosnian War. Here are some of the tidbits the Hungarian press has about them today:
