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...occasional huntsman, struggling to get an overexcited dog to heel. If you prefer hunting down cultural treasures, then call at one of the many historic towns and cities built on the Danube's banks. Budapest, Hungary's capital, is one of the most graceful. The Danube (or Duna in Hungarian) divides the city into the hilly side (Buda) and the flat side ( Pest ). Jog through the Buda side and you can check out the gorgeous 15th century Royal Palace and the 700-year-old Matthias Church. Pick up a trail on the Pest side for views of the neo-Gothic...
Eastern Europe has been reminded more than once of the futility of resistance to Soviet domination. In 1953 a revolt by East German workers was suppressed with the help of Soviet troops. In 1956 came the Hungarian uprising, sparking a Soviet invasion that left thousands dead. Czechoslovakia's Prague Spring was crushed by Warsaw Pact tanks in 1968. That was followed by Moscow's enunciation of the Brezhnev Doctrine, justifying the use of Soviet force in maintaining Communist regimes in the region. In 1981, soon after Soviet divisions held maneuvers along Poland's borders, General Wojciech Jaruzelski declared martial...
...They can even point to gains achieved after "liberation." The Communist regimes have all but conquered illiteracy, which stood at 40% in Hungary before the war and even higher in Rumania. They guarantee their citizens a free education, a job, free health care and an old-age pension. Says Hungarian Dissident Writer Gyorgy Konrad: "Peasants who used to go barefoot and hungry now drive cars and own homes...
...launched the East bloc's most successful economic reforms. He began to decentralize the economic system, introducing some free-market management methods and profit incentives. Later, the state allowed private ownership for some small and middle-size businesses. In effect, Kadar entered into an unwritten contract with the Hungarian people, allowing them a measure of freedom in their domestic lives as long as they left politics to the party. Today shop windows in Budapest are filled with clothes and appliances, while bookstores are well stocked with Hungarian titles and Western best sellers. Says a Hungarian historian and Communist Party member...
...general of the Commission's tax and customs directorate, said in a speech last year. "We in the Commission strongly believe that a single E.U.-wide company tax base is, in the long term, the best response to the current challenges in the corporate tax field." Laszlo Kovacs, a Hungarian who is the new E.U. Tax Commissioner, has yet to outline his policy approach, although he did tell a German interviewer last year that his ambition was for the E.U. "to work toward a harmonized corporate tax base." He'll encounter strong political opposition. "The idea of a European corporate...