Szabolcs-Szatmár-Beregi levéltári évkönyv 15. (Nyíregyháza, 2001)

Rezümék (angol, német)

In the last decade of her life she could also publish her mentor's biography using her own correspondence with Zsigmond. According to its prologue the book also reflects her own biography, "you may find in this volume how far a rich wench could reach, what she could achieve at that time, how a teacher lived in the years of the war and afterwards and how a thesis was made". Through Zsigmond did she get in touch with László Vajthó, a literary historian (1887-1977). Her letters in the literary remains of Margit Kis provide us with a lot of material concerning the lives and work of the three people and the literary historians of the age. FAZEKAS, ÁRPÁD: The Diary of István Rácz Kept in Prison in 1957 ("I am sorry to have been taught for 23 years.") Several documents of the Revolution of 1956 have been lost. It often happened that the people who were involved in the events destroyed them to defend themselves as they risked being punished and suppressed for storing them up. Therefore it is of great importance that some notes of István Rácz have been found among his papers after his death. István Rácz was a teacher of Hungarian Literature and Language and French in a grammar school in Nyíregyháza. The notes of 34 pages were taken in the county prison between 28 November and 4 December 1957 during the time of his criminal trial. István Rácz was the accused of the second order in the legal proceedings that were taken against László Szilágyi and his 19 accomplices. He was accused of participating in a plot to overthrow-people's democracy. He was sentenced to five years' imprisonment, confiscation of property of 1000 Fts and was inhibited from public affairs for 5 years. In his prison-diary he put down the names, professions and sometimes even short descriptions of the people who were tried in the criminal proceedings. In his notes among other events of 1956 he wrote about the opening of the prison, the occupation of the party centre, dismissals from the local council and the revolutionists' trip from Nyíregyháza to Győr. He also commented on the trial itself. He criticized the fact that the causes of the revolution were totally left out of the indictment. He denies the charge of chauvinism and the presumption that he had given orders to anyone. He did not feel guilty. He was completely disillusioned when saying, "I am sorry to have taught for 23 years!"