LIFE UNDER COMMUNISM

Experience everyday life during Hungary’s era under Soviet rule with this walking tour that highlights Budapest’s physical and cultural communist relics.
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PRICE

Group of 1-2 people:  € 199

Group of 3 people: € 229

Group of 4 people: € 255

Group of 5 people: € 270

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+ Memento Statue park visit +1,5hr € 85
+ House of Terror museum visit +1hr € 65

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DURATION

3 hours

3 hours

Available daily from 10 AM. Contact us to arrange a different starting time.

LOCATION

Hotel pickup or Szabadság tér Soviet War Memorial

life under communism

OVERVIEW

For almost half of the 20th century, Russia’s Soviet leaders controlled the Hungarian government, and traces of these decades under communism are still visible around Budapest. Meet an experienced guide who lived during Hungary’s communist era to learn what everyday life was really like in Budapest at that time, from firsthand tales of navigating Kafkaesque bureaucracy to adventurous descriptions of the black-market economy. After the introductory discussion, participants are taken on a walking tour highlighting relics of the communist era still visible around the city today.

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Experience Hungary’s era under communism through firsthand stories told by experienced Fungarian guides who lived through the days when Budapest was under direct Kremlin control. From everyday tales of difficulty with procuring bananas to extraordinary descriptions of communist-party parades, learn about the everyday experiences of Hungarians during these surreal times with this 3-hour talk and tour.

Participants meet their guide at Buda’s Bambi Presszó café – considered by many as the last city stronghold of communistic catering culture – and are encouraged to ask specific questions about life under the communist regime.

Following the introductory session, the tour provides a firsthand picture of how the communist system worked (and didn’t work) for normal people living in Budapest, including what life was like then and how the collapse of communism left an imprint on Hungarians and Budapest still visible even today.

Along with learning about the local experience and witnessing traces of communism in several Budapest sightseeing destinations, participants gain a deeper understanding about life throughout the Eastern Bloc.

Highlights:

Description of life under communism by an experienced guide who lived during Hungary’s communist era

A walking tour of Budapest sites that still reveal traces of Hungary’ s era under communism

A deeper understanding of life under communism not only in Hungary but throughout the Eastern Bloc

A drink at Budapest’s classic Bambi café, a typical eatery of the communist Era & chance to ask questions

Learn how the collapse of communism was not all Hungarians had hoped for

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Included

Notebook

Souvenir pen

Handouts

Tea, coffee or a soft drink

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NOT included

Other drinks or food

Guest review

”This tour is designed to take a special peek into the lives of Hungarians under communism and welcomes those who dare look straight through the keyhole with their questions, curiosity, and empathy. I learned a lot from this tour but mostly I felt closer to Hungarians after this tour because somehow being able to connect with their lives at that time – their worries, fears, interests, and in-jokes – filled in many parts of the picture about an era some Hungarians still don’t feel comfortable talking about; it helped me to understand the Hungarian experience better. I would recommend this tour to those interested in history as well as anyone out there who thinks getting to know more about people (everything about them) is the most important thing about life and the best part of traveling."

indy_family_traveler, Indianapolis, Indiana

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