The Málenky robot is the greatest tragedy in the history of Transcarpathian Hungarians, which resulted in the death of tens of thousands of Hungarian men. Their only crime was being Hungarian. Death, mourning, sadness and the compulsion to remain silent were all that remained behind them. The tragedy that happened 77 years ago was commemorated on November 19 in Beregszász.
At the beginning of the event, those present laid a wreath on the work "In Gúzs" by sculptor Péter Matl, and then gathered for an ecumenical service in the local Reformed church. The representatives of the historical churches emphasized the importance of remembrance. They pointed out: as long as Hungarians live here in the Carpathian Basin, the names of the victims cannot be forgotten.
Afterwards, Erzsébet D. Molnár, associate professor of the Department of History and Social Sciences of the Rákóczi College, and director of the Lehoczky Tivadar Social Sciences Research Center, relived the historical moments of the tragic event.
After the presentation, the names of the more than 300 victims of Beregszasz were read one by one.
After the service, the participants marched through the city with candles and placed wreaths of remembrance in the forecourt of the Reformed church, at the entrance of Beregszász 5th Secondary School, and at the Pushkin Square monument. Hundreds of candles burned under the plaques announcing the names of the victims, where almost everyone present found an ancestor on the list.
Péter Matl: In Gúzs c. his statue was also wreathed/previous recording/karpat.in.ua
András Mihály Beke, head consul of the Hungarian Consulate in Beregszász, said that among the Hungarian communities, the Transcarpathian Hungarians suffered the greatest injury, which still hurts to this day.
- We have to realize that Hungarians were not treated as cruelly as here in Transcarpathia, whose only crime was being Hungarian. We can also say that the history of our nation is full of mourning days. Despite the many tragedies, we always managed to get back on our feet. Our nation did not fail and we managed to draw strength from our defeats, he said.
Zoltán Babják, the mayor of the Beregszász micro-region, praised the memory of the last survivor of the Málenkyj robot, to whom the Beregszász community recently said goodbye.
– Our respected and respected compatriot took with him the last, still living memory of the tragedy of Transcarpathian Hungarians.
Finally, dr. Ildikó Orosz, president of Rákóczi University and Pro Cultura Subcarpathica, shared her thoughts with those present.
– There are no longer those among us who could tell us about their pain, so instead we have to tell what our families went through. For those of us who are left, who want to live and learn, it is our duty to remember now and in the future. That is why we are here to bow our heads and tell everyone in the future everything that was our tragedy in the 20th century. in the middle of the century.
The event is organized by the NGO Pro Cultura Subcarpathica, II. It was realized in the joint organization of the Ferenc Rákóczi Subcarpathian Hungarian College, the Beregszász Mayor's Office and the historic churches.
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