Sobre la Guerra Civil española y sus antecedentes: una visión desde Hungría

Abstract

The Spanish Civil War has been dealt with extensively by Hungarian historiography throughout the past five decades. Its memory has been kept alive through a series of testimonials by surviving Hungarian volunteers of the International Brigades. Later on, efforts have also been made to examine the war by way of monographs. The range of archive material available has widened dramatically, particularly after the social and political regime-change of 1989-90. On the occasion of important anniversaries, most recently in 2011, researchers have sought answers to a number of issues relating to the Civil War, joining the international debate on the subject. Several universities partake in this research — notably those of Szeged and Pécs where in the last two decades dozens of papers have been published on the Civil War, its background, and its consequences. The Historical Actas of the universities (Szeged and Kaposvár), as well as the annals of the international labour movement both play a significant role; the latter also contain many short biographies of participants and historians of the war.