Új Magyar Út, 1956 (7. évfolyam, 1-5. szám)
1956-01-01 / 1-2. szám
SUMMARY For the first time in the history of this magazine, the editors were compelled to omit one issue. Due to financial difficulties, caused by the failure of many readers to pay their subscription, the November-December, 1955 issue could not be published. While regretting this fact, it is hoped that in the future our subscribers will become more conscious of their obligations. * * * LÁSZLÓ CS. SZABÓ (London, England) meditates on the two ancient English college towns, Oxford and Cambridge. Comparing the two colleges, he finds that the liberal humanism of Cambridge shys away from the enthusiasm and romanticism of Oxford. While Cambridge seeks the scientific truth, Oxford is still ruled by the spirit of theology. Mr. Cs. Szabó's article had been written on the 400th anniversary of Hugh Latimer’s death and it was also broadcast in the Hungarian program of the BBC. * * * DR. ELEMÉR BAKÓ (Washington, D. C.) continues the examination of the development of Hungarian linguistics since the end of World War II. In this issue he publishes the new Five Year Plan of the Hungarian and Finno-Ugrian linguists. The plan calls for an extensive research of the various dialects, a historical survey of the Hungarian language and publication of several scientific works. * * * The IRON CURTAIN reports on the losing battle of the Hungarian writers against the Communist regime. Last December the “Literary Journal” published a resolution of the Communist Party’s Central Committee condemning a number of leading Communist writers for rightist opportunism and the spreading of bourgois ideas. Obviously these writers could not comply any longer with the omnipotent dictatorship of the Communist Party. They had to revolt because of an inner conflict between the laws of the Hungarian language and the decrees of the Party. * * * DR. TAMÁS BOGYAY (Munich, Germany) concludes his essay on “The Horse Nomads of the Early Middle Ages in the Danube Basin.” The author presents the results of his latest research into the history of the Huns, Avars and the Hungarians who were the earliest inhabitants of the Danube Basin. — 61 —
