"This is not a list of agents – these stories still need to be created" – historians on file transparency

Historian Rainer M. János discusses the recent release of state security documents, emphasizing the importance of public access to historical research. The newly launched website nyitottaktak.hu provides access to tens of thousands of documents from before 1990, including data on nearly 55,000 individuals. Notable figures such as judges and politicians are included, although some names were mistakenly published due to technical errors. The release raises questions about the usefulness of the incomplete data and the responsibilities of researchers and affected individuals in interpreting these documents. János acknowledges the challenges in achieving clarity and understanding from this fragmented information.