Erzsébet Nagy
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Erzsébet Nagy was a Hungarian
writer
and translator, and the only child of the former Prime Minister of Hungary, Imre Nagy
, who was executed following the failed Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
Erzsébet Nagy married Ferenc Jánosi. Imre Nagy
did not object to his daughter's romance and eventual marriage to a Protestant minister, attending their religious wedding ceremony in 1946 without Politburo permission. In 1982, Erzsébet Nagy married János Vészi.
. Erzsébet Nagy, along with her parents, her husband, Ferenc Jánosi, and her children were all deported to Romania
from Hungary following the failure of the Revolution. Other major supporters of the uprising were also deported.
Imre Nagy was returned to Hungary, as Romania was also part of the Soviet controlled Warsaw Pact
. He was found guilty of treason and executed by the Hungarian Communist government. Erzsébet Nagy did not return to her native Hungary until after her father's trial
and execution. Nagy, a writer
and translator
by profession, was forced to work from her home for 15 years, as she was placed under a virtual house arrest
by the Hungarian Communist government.
During the 1980s, Nagy became one of the co-founders of the Historical Justice Committee, which sought to exonerate those who were vilified and implicated in the 1956 Hungarian Revolution by the Communists authorities. Nagy actively participated in the memorial Commemoration
s for those killed in the uprising following the Fall of Communism in 1989
. She was noted for sometimes commemorating the 1956 Revolution with former Hungarian Communist officials who had supported the Soviet Union during the uprising. Nagy's efforts were considered controversial by anti-Communists, but were also interpreted as an attempt to heal deep political divisions that existed from the Communist era.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and translator, and the only child of the former Prime Minister of Hungary, Imre Nagy
Imre Nagy
Imre Nagy was a Hungarian communist politician who was appointed Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary on two occasions...
, who was executed following the failed Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
Early life
Erzsébet Nagy was born in the southern Hungarian city of Kaposvár on April 13, 1927. She was the only child of Imre Nagy and his wife, Mária Égető.Erzsébet Nagy married Ferenc Jánosi. Imre Nagy
Imre Nagy
Imre Nagy was a Hungarian communist politician who was appointed Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary on two occasions...
did not object to his daughter's romance and eventual marriage to a Protestant minister, attending their religious wedding ceremony in 1946 without Politburo permission. In 1982, Erzsébet Nagy married János Vészi.
Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and aftermath
Nagy's father, Prime Minister Imre Nagy, was leading figure in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, which was crushed by troops from the Soviet UnionSoviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. Erzsébet Nagy, along with her parents, her husband, Ferenc Jánosi, and her children were all deported to Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
from Hungary following the failure of the Revolution. Other major supporters of the uprising were also deported.
Imre Nagy was returned to Hungary, as Romania was also part of the Soviet controlled Warsaw Pact
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Treaty Organization of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance , or more commonly referred to as the Warsaw Pact, was a mutual defense treaty subscribed to by eight communist states in Eastern Europe...
. He was found guilty of treason and executed by the Hungarian Communist government. Erzsébet Nagy did not return to her native Hungary until after her father's trial
Trial
A trial is, in the most general sense, a test, usually a test to see whether something does or does not meet a given standard.It may refer to:*Trial , the presentation of information in a formal setting, usually a court...
and execution. Nagy, a writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and translator
Translation
Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. Whereas interpreting undoubtedly antedates writing, translation began only after the appearance of written literature; there exist partial translations of the Sumerian Epic of...
by profession, was forced to work from her home for 15 years, as she was placed under a virtual house arrest
House arrest
In justice and law, house arrest is a measure by which a person is confined by the authorities to his or her residence. Travel is usually restricted, if allowed at all...
by the Hungarian Communist government.
During the 1980s, Nagy became one of the co-founders of the Historical Justice Committee, which sought to exonerate those who were vilified and implicated in the 1956 Hungarian Revolution by the Communists authorities. Nagy actively participated in the memorial Commemoration
Commemoration
Commemoration may refer to:*Commemoration , an observance of the Church of England*Commemoration , a prayer of the Roman Catholic Church...
s for those killed in the uprising following the Fall of Communism in 1989
Revolutions of 1989
The Revolutions of 1989 were the revolutions which overthrew the communist regimes in various Central and Eastern European countries.The events began in Poland in 1989, and continued in Hungary, East Germany, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia and...
. She was noted for sometimes commemorating the 1956 Revolution with former Hungarian Communist officials who had supported the Soviet Union during the uprising. Nagy's efforts were considered controversial by anti-Communists, but were also interpreted as an attempt to heal deep political divisions that existed from the Communist era.