Deutsche Welle analysis: Hungary is starting to search for the spies of the socialist-era state security late

On the anniversary of the 1956 Russian invasion, a reckoning begins regarding sensitive historical issues involving individuals who worked as informants for the state police. This move is seen as a historic achievement by the authorities, as the debate over this topic has persisted for over thirty-five years. Previously, only select documents were released, hindering public access to the full truth and allowing secret archives to be exploited for political purposes.

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