Viktor Orbán is gone, but scores of public monuments show the potency of his legacy and Hungarian nationalism

More than a century after the Treaty of Trianon, its monuments have produced a visible political landscape that Péter Magyar will continue to embrace.

By: Brett R. Chloupek, Northwest Missouri State University, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: July 15, 2026

Words: 1,334

Last Updated: 5 days, 19 hours ago

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By Brett R. Chloupek, Northwest Missouri State University

When newly elected Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar delivered a June 4 address to mark Hungary’s Day of National Unity, he did so facing a long stone trench known as the Monument of National Unity. The memorial pays homage to the Treaty of Trianon in 1920, which formally ended Hungary’s involvement in World War I but also resulted in the nation losing about two-thirds of its territory, …

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