Magyar Narancs

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Magyar Narancs (informally referred to as Mancs, lit. Hungarian Orange) is a weekly magazine with a strong satiric tone appearing on Thursdays in Hungary. It has a great effect on Hungarian intellectual society. It includes articles mainly on politics, culture and sociology.

[edit] The name

The name is a reference to the communist-era attempt to cultivate oranges in Hungary, which failed. The climate is not suitable and the oranges didn't ripen fully, and they were almost yellow and had a sour taste. "Hungarian orange" has since become a metaphor, similar to the "goulash communism" used abroad. It was used to refer to the pseudo-communism in the communist era and to the pseudo-capitalism after the country became a democracy, and other phenomena. The orange is also used as the logo by the Fidesz (currently centre-right, started as libertarian) party, for similar reasons.

[edit] External links

• Homepage: narancs.hu