Through Four Seasons' Eyes Budapest - IMEX America

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Draw Back the Iron Curtain
Get a glimpse of communist-era Budapest
ungary has had more than its fair share
of occupations, the most recent being a
rather painful and grueling 45 years under
the heavy hand of Soviet rule. Life behind the
Iron Curtain may have left a relatively light
mark on the majestic architecture of downtown
Budapest, but ghosts of the communist past
can still be found in its streets – and are of
enduring interest to visitors.
Soviet liberators
The Siege of Budapest took place at the end
of World War II when Soviet forces fought a
bloody battle with the Nazis who had occupied
the region nine months earlier. Much of Castle
Hill was leveled in the struggle and bullet holes
from the battle still scar many of the city’s
façades. The controversial Soviet Liberators’
Monument – adorned with the communist red