Franciska Legát: HELLISH EDEN

Franciska Legát: Hellish Eden series What was the Hungary my parents grew up in like? Cruel compared to the West, humane compared to its neighbours, absurd from today's perspective, and somehow charming when seen in old pictures. My parents grew up in the socialist Hungary. Many people from their and my grandparents' generation look back to this era with nostalgia, claiming that everything used to be better. My mother told me stories about her idyllic childhood, her hometown, Salgótarján, and…