Pathos and the Mundane in the Symbolic Space of 1956 Revolution: the Case of Corvin-passage, Budapest

Ágnes Erőss; Gabor Michalkó; István Galambos

doi:10.6092/issn.2036-5195/6381

Authors

Ágnes Erőss Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Studied at Eötvös Loránd Science University in Budapest and graduated with an MA in History and MSc in Geography. She works as a junior research fellow at the Geographical Institute Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences Hungarian Academy of Sciences since 2007. Her fields of interest includes ethnic geography, historical geography and the geography of symbolic spaces, with special regard to the patterns and strategies of interethnic co-existence/segregation in multiethnic settlements in addition to its spatial, symbolic manifestation in urban spaces.
Gabor Michalkó Corvinus University

scientific advisor at the Geographical Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Professor of Tourism at Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary. He graduated from the University of Debrecen, Hungary in 1993 with a Master degree in Geography and History. He also received a BA in Tourism from the Budapest Business School in 2000. He was awarded a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Debrecen in 1998. His recent research interests include urban tourism, shopping tourism, health tourism, and the relationship between tourism and quality of life.
István Galambos Committee of National Remembrance
Studied at Pázmány Péter Catholic University in Piliscsaba, Hungary and graduated with an MA in History and in Communications. He has started his PhD in 2010. He has been working as a junior research fellow at Office of the Committee of National Remembrance since 2014. He has been researching Hungarian history of the twentieth century with a special emphasis on the 1956 revolution for 15 years. His research is focused on county archives.

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https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2036-5195/6381

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War, Revolution, Urban tourism, Public space, Heritage management, Hungary

Abstract

The Corvin passage is one of the most important symbolic spaces of 1956 revolution in Hungary. The majority of armed conflicts took place in Budapest, where the largest resistance group had to battle against Soviet tanks in the neighbourhood of the Corvin Passage. This study aims to highlight the fact that, even though a general shift has taken place from the pre-1990 policy to ‘forget’ to today’s established remembrance practices, the Corvin Passage still does not have a prominent position as a major historic site. Our research is based on a study of relevant national and international literature, on an analysis of documents relating to tourism site management, on historical sources related to the Corvin Passage, and on a content analysis of guide-books and websites. The authors would tribute to 70 anniversary of treading out of Hungarian revolution and war of independence with this paper.

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