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On January 27, we commemorate the Holocaust and honor its victims. The Blinken OSA Archivum preserves Júlia Vajda’s Totalitarianism and Holocaust Interview Collection, featuring powerful testimonies from survivors and witnesses. Explore their stories:

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“A war is going on in Afghanistan… A mighty superpower… is suppressing the independence of Afghanistan… while the Soviet mass media claim our people give unanimous support. In reality, they have neither truthful information nor the right to express their opinion.”.

On this day in 1980, Soviet physicist & Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov was arrested for speaking out against human rights abuses. Just a day earlier, he co-signed a statement condemning the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. His words still resonate:.👇.

Tibor Philipp passed away five years ago, on January 18, 2020. A key figure and chronicler of Hungary’s transition, his papers, donated to the Blinken OSA Archivum, remain vital for researchers. We commemorate him through his photos, now online:

Fake for Real: A History of Forgery and Falsification.Discover the stories behind famous forgeries and the challenges experts faced in detecting them. Did a Dutch forger’s deception of the Nazis make him a hero?.On view until Feb 16 at Galeria Centralis, Budapest. Free entry!

🕵️‍♂️ The Age of Post-Truth? Dive into an interactive space at Fake for Real, where you become a fact-checker. Explore how social media “filter bubbles” shape our views—and create fertile ground for falsehoods. 📅 Tue–Sun, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. | Free admission 👀 #RealFake

🎄 Happy Holidays from the Blinken OSA Archivum! .Reflecting on a year of preserving history and fostering open dialogue, we’re grateful for your support and curiosity. Here’s to a bright and inspiring new year.Stay connected for more archival discoveries in 2024!.#HappyHolidays

In the photo: WWII's Visual Deception 🎥.Allies' Operation Bodyguard used fake tanks, inflatable planes & dummy troops to mislead the Nazis before D-Day. See this & more at Fake for Real exhibition in Budapest!.Details: 1051 Budapest, Arany János u. 32. ⏰ Free until Feb 16

Discover deception! Visit the Fake for Real: A History of Forgery and Falsification exhibition at Centrális Galéria, Budapest. Explore 100+ artifacts from across Europe uncovering history's most notorious forgeries. 📍 Arany János u. 32.⏰ Tue–Sun, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. 🆓 Free entry.

Read more in the Journal of Cold War Studies (Vol. 26, No. 3, 2024). Discover how RFE aimed to understand and influence Eastern European societies from the 1950s to 1989. 🌍🔍 More:

📢 Excited to share our colleague Ioana Macrea-Toma’s article, "More than ‘Soul Catchers’: Understanding Eastern Europe through Audience and Opinion Surveys at Radio Free Europe during the Cold War"! It explores RFE's audience research and its significant implications. 📚✨

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A man from afar can tell any tale – but what if he never ventured far, yet speaks of distant lands?.Explore the "Fake for Real" exhibition in Galeria Cenralis @BlinkenOSA! Uncover the history of forgery through artifacts, interactive games, & thought-provoking displays.

📢 Important Notice.The Research Room will be closed from December 16, 2024, to January 7, 2025. 👉 Limited online services will be available during the week of December 16–20. Thank you for your understanding! 🌟

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Is David Welman of Lemgo a sorcerer and werewolf? 🐺. Explore the exhibition"Fake for Real: A History of Forgery and Falsification" at Galeria Centralis. Witness artifacts like the 1642 note that doomed Welman—accused of witchcraft and devilry in a tragic tale of misinformation.

In December 1956, as women protested, the Party reframed the revolution as a “counter-revolution.” New demonstrations against mass arrests were crushed violently, leading to deaths in cities like Budapest, Salgótarján, and Miskolc.