4 April 1945 gets into the Hungarian history as the day when the Red Army chased the
last German occupying troops from the territory of the country. In the era of socialism,
4 April counted as one of the most significant feasts of Hungary between 1950 and
1989, as the day of the liberation, several public places, streets and squares, were
named after it. Already one year after the happenings, The Hungarian press was dealing
with the introduction of the events and their consequences and effects connected to
the date. In the present study, I am outlining those articles and coverages of nationwide
daily newspapers, which are related to the feast, and appeared on 4 April and the
days following that. Starting out from 1946, I am concentrating on round
anniversaries, through which I perceived if there were any differences of point of
view or emphasis among the writings of the organs publishing in the same year. Furthermore,
I also observed if we could see any differences and changes in the coverage of the
feast, at the time of the particular eras (coalition period, Rákosi-era, mature Kádárism,
decline of the regime). If yes, what kind of differences and changes there were.
