Elemér Hankiss was one of the most prominent Hungarian thinkers and scientific researchers of the last half century. His work has spanned disciplines ranging from literary theory, sociology and political science to anthropological philosophy and the theory of civilization. Many of his essays have become bestsellers thanks to his media appearances and his articulate style.
After the fall of communism, the first prime minister, József Antall, appointed him president of Hungarian Television, but this put Hankiss under fire. The independent, democratic stance Hankiss represented was impossible in an already extremely polarised political space, and on 6 January 1993 he tendered his resignation. Before resigning, however, he taught Hungarian society an unforgettable lesson about democracy. In the summer of 1992, the Cultural Committee of the National Assembly heard Elemér Hankiss for six and a half hours, and he calmly answered the most malicious accusations of all kinds, in a calm tone, to the more than one malicious questioning of Members of Parliament. The hearing of Elemér Hankiss was filmed on television, with the President, unjustly accused, defending his rights unrelentingly, as the protagonist.
When Elemér Hankiss died on 10 January 2015 at the age of 86, Sándor Friderikusz invited Csaba Gombár, who was the president of Hungarian Radio, to talk to him on his programme, during the years when Elemér Hankiss was at the helm of the station and they both resigned from their presidencies at the same time. During the interview, several excerpts from Hankiss' parliamentary lessons are shown.
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13 окт 2024