While our Research Room remains closed due to the persistence of the COVID-19 pandemic, we introduce Digitization on Demand to facilitate remote research.

Events / Announcements
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Methodologies of Working in Cold War Archives. Facts, Values and Archival Ecologies - Workshop
A call to researchers working on cultural, economic, political, social and scientific aspects of Communism and Cold War.
Event - posted on 22/Feb/2021
Blinken OSA Sun Course
Confronting the Crisis of Expertise: Historical Roots and Current Challenges - Online
Deadline extended - New Summer University Course organized by the Open Society University Network and Blinken OSA.
Announcement - posted on 21/Feb/2021
Records Uncovered exhibition
“Records Uncovered”: Gay and Lesbian Histories in Central and Southeastern Europe, 1945–1999...
The online exhibition, a joint project of Blinken OSA and the Háttér Archive will open on February 26, 2021.
Announcement - posted on 19/Feb/2021
76 Days, Re:Verzió 2021
Re:Verzió 2021 is on from February 15 through April 30, 2021!
Audience favorites from the most recent Verzió available for limited-time streaming.
Announcement - posted on 16/Feb/2021
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Blinken OSA Archivist Anastasia Felcher Awarded the PLURAL Research Prize
The prize is assigned by The PLURAL Forum for Interdisciplinary Studies, a nonprofit organization in Moldova.
Announcement - posted on 12/Feb/2021
Blog Posts / Podcasts
Our Invisible Enemies! Educational Film on Epidemics from 1950s Hungary
Forrás. [Source., or Boiling point] is a blog series by the Blinken OSA staff at the Hungarian news website 444.hu.
Blog - posted on 23/Feb/2021
Five Decades in Hungarian Public Life – Interview with László Mester

In early 2021, a new collection was added to the Blinken OSA holdings, comprising a series of interviews with László Mester on his life...
Blog - posted on 23/Feb/2021
Will There be a 1989? Or, what Was Tending During the Regime Change?

Today, the process of the regime change is considered history. The year 1989 is part of the high-school curriculum; democracy’s triumph...
Blog - posted on 8/Feb/2021
“Mátyás Is Dead, Justice Is Here”
Forrás. [Source., or Boiling point] is a blog series by the Blinken OSA staff at the Hungarian news website 444.hu.
Blog - posted on 4/Feb/2021
Through a Camera, Gradually Brighter
Forrás. [Source., or Boiling point] is a blog series by the Blinken OSA staff at the Hungarian news website 444.hu.
Blog - posted on 25/Jan/2021