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[–] mikey@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

That's true. I think the only political (if we can call it that) heritage of the Turkish occupation is that the Turkish generally think of Hungarians as friends, probably since it's a celebrated part of their history.

As for the Soviet era, I'm confident it still has its effects. Of course, it didn't help economically, but also, I think that's where our rampant corruption stems from (in most Soviet countries corruption was the norm, and I think it became normalised somewhat, as in "oh yeah, they are corrupt, but that's nothing compared to what we had before!").

I think our dependance on Russian gas also started back then (but I don't have the receipts for that).

Also, there are plenty of people who look at the Soviet era through rose-tinted glasses and romanticise the past. I have relatives that have the attitude of "yes, but if you didn't rebel, you could have a stable job and live an honest life; nowadays you have to worry about so much", which doesn't make sense.