Baják László Ihász István: The Hungarian National Museum History Exhibition Guide 4 - The short century of survival (1900-1990) (Budapest, 2008)

Room 20. The Rise and Fall of Communism (1945-1990). István Ihász

Even shoe polish advertisement was conquered by the work rivait y fever by the new, reliable employees of the swollen state and political apparatuses and their families. Homes were to be evacuated within 48 hours of receipt of the evacuation orders, together with movable property of a defined weight and bulk. The majority were accom­modated in designated villages, generally in the homes of similarly penalised landowning peasants, but some 7,000 individuals were interned in closed camps on the Hortobágy. Between 1949 and 1955 ­alongside the announcement of the principle of full and compulsory employment - 350,000 citizens lost their jobs for political reasons and 23,000 were evac­uated from the towns. As a result of investigations of 1.1m persons by the police and prosecution depart­ments, sentences were actually brought against 516,000. VERSENY] One of the certificates of the Stahanovist work rivalry movement

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