Publication of Sándor Csoóri’s essay Daytime Moon

On 5 September 1990, poet Sándor Csoóri published Nappali Hold (Daytime Moon), igniting national controversy. The essay suggested enduring divisions between Hungarians and Jews, widely interpreted as an antisemitic message. It fuelled heated public debate, amplified early post-communist nationalist discourse, and exposed deep cultural tensions in Hungary’s emerging democratic landscape.

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