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Géza Hofi endeared himself to the audience with his parody of the Dance Song Festival » Historical magazine of the past » News

April 10, 2024 9:05 a.m Past tense “My mother-in-law says: “Géza, do you see how stupid you are? It’s a wonder you haven’t been appointed anywhere yet.” He said what others were thinking. He could say what others could not say. He was much more than a comedian: a voluntary “ventilator” of society. Géza Hofi, … Read more

Eric Fromm: The Life and Legacy of a Humanist Thinker and Social Critic

Eric Fromm: The Life and Legacy of a Humanist Thinker and Social Critic

When Fromm was 12-14 years old, he was deeply saddened and thought about two things: the suicide of his neighbor, an older female painter. and later the outbreak of World War 1 In Germany, nationalism was awakened. and violent expressions of hatred towards enemy nations Fromm later developed into a humanist thinker and pacifist. Eric … Read more

New Year’s Eve Traditions During Totalitarianism in Czechoslovakia

New Year’s Eve Traditions During Totalitarianism in Czechoslovakia

In the times of totalitarianism, the family bought a veku, some kind of salami, cheese, rolled oats or a delicious salad and prepared a bowl of sandwiches for New Year’s Eve. For a toast, a cheap sparkling wine was prepared in the fridge, and whoever hit his pocket chilled the Russian Sovetskoye Igristoya sparkling wine. … Read more

Golden sixties, gray seventies. Bohdan Holomíček’s photos in the upcoming book show how we lived

Golden sixties, gray seventies.  Bohdan Holomíček’s photos in the upcoming book show how we lived

Bohdan Holomíček’s photographs are an extraordinary visual chronicle of our lives. They capture ordinary moments, such as the photographer’s father drinking water from a forest well, as well as events that went down in history – such as the year 1968. The Torst publishing house is now preparing his new book, which captures the years … Read more

The Mutation of Spanish Banking: Profitability, Branch Closures, and Tax Havens

The Mutation of Spanish Banking: Profitability, Branch Closures, and Tax Havens

By GERMÁN GORRAIZ FOR CANARIAS-SEMANAL.ORG.- According to the agency EFE, the great Spanish banking (Santander, BBVA, CaixaBank, Sabadell, Bankinter and Unicaja) would have obtained in the first half of 2023 and net profit of €12,566 million (22% more than in the same period in 2022), thanks to the onerous increase in commissions and interest on … Read more

Challenges and Solutions: Exploring the Environmental Crisis and the Need for Socialism

Challenges and Solutions: Exploring the Environmental Crisis and the Need for Socialism

This is also the case in the Rote-Fahne-News article “Ordnance in the North Sea and Baltic Sea – with eyes wide open to the regional environmental catastrophe”. The analogous conclusion that the problems will only be solved with socialism is an empty formula. Revelations about the destructive forces up to and including barbarism uncover the … Read more

War Thunder Event: Play as Robots and Tanks from Atomic Heart in Cold War Setting with New DLC and Rewards

War Thunder Event: Play as Robots and Tanks from Atomic Heart in Cold War Setting with New DLC and Rewards

Gaijin is quite famous for its unconventional events in War Thunder. They mostly involved an April Fool’s prank where the developers tried out some new game mechanic that was later added to the game. Now the worlds of the Soviet shooter Atomic Heart and War Thunder will come together. You will have the opportunity to … Read more