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http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/37ce561a217f0157 https://verfassungsblog.de/four-reasons-why-illiberal-politics-appropriated-the-memory-of-1956-hungarian-revolution/ Four Reasons Why Illiberal Politics Appropriated the Memory of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution Pető, Andrea eng 2025-02-03 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Balázs Orbán | 1986– | Jurist; Politologe Leyen Ursula von der | 1958– | Politikerin; Ärztin Orban Orban Victor | 1868– Russland Russland Shared Memory Ukraine Ukraine Ungarischer Volksaufstand | 1956 Ungarn Ungarn Viktor Orbán historical memory Balázs Orbán | 1986– | Jurist; Politologe Leyen Ursula von der | 1958– | Politikerin; Ärztin Orban Orban Victor | 1868– Russland Ukraine Ungarischer Volksaufstand | 1956 Ungarn Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 In this contribution, I am analysing the reasons for the appropriation of the 1956 Hungarian revolution. I argue that these reasons are four-fold: First, the memory of 1956 has been divided from the start. Second, half of the population, namely women, were excluded from this memory. Third, the revolution was a bottom-up event. Fourth, the transition after 1990 was built on the concept of authenticity and truth made the narrative vulnerable to illiberal appropriation.