A book by Konstantin Medgyesi, the historian of the Ferenc Móra Museum in Szeged (pictured), about the relationship between János Kádár and Károly Grósz was published under the title Father Murder. The author aims to prepare a monograph on Károly Grósz in the near future.

The book follows the relationship between the former first secretary and Károly Grósz from the first personal meeting of the two politicians in the Parliament on November 11, 1956, a week after the suppression of the Hungarian revolution, until the death of János Kádár in 1989, he told MTI Konstantin Medgyesi in an interview.
The historian of the Móra Ferenc Museum in Szeged made a statement in connection with the recent publication of his work entitled Father Murder, about the two politicians. The volume shows how the country's first man, the general secretary of the MSZMP, noticed Károly Grósz, who came from a worker's background, and then chose him as his "political adopted son", and how the "boy" turned against him as a "Brutus", the author said.

According to the statement, it is rare to find an example of a significant historical figure selecting and handing over power to his successor during his lifetime. This is what happened to one of the most defining figures of 20th-century Hungarian history, János Kádár, who, after much deliberation and deliberation, nominated Károly Grósz as his successor. However, he waited too long with the decision: history punished the delay, and Károly Grósz "disappeared" in the storms of history, said Konstantin Medgyesi.

The book, which presents the historical background and characters with framed writing, traces the rise of Károly Grósz and presents the lesser-known aspects of his life and political activity. With the help of reminiscences, reviewing archival materials, and analyzing the results of previous research, the author sheds light on the connections between the two protagonists, sometimes almost friendly, and sometimes estranged.

The title of the book Father Murder raises the question: did Károly Grósz commit "political murder" against his predecessor?
After all, he was the one who held the power when János Kádár, struggling with serious health problems, delivered his legendary speech in front of the Central Committee of the MSZMP on April 12, 1989, in which he mentioned Imré Nagy unspoken. The book, which is illustrated in detail with contemporary photos from the collections of the Fortepan and Móra Ferenc Museums, as well as from the archives of the MTI, reveals, for example, the circumstances under which the following sentence was uttered by János Kádár: "The Brutuses appeared." As well as whether he considered his self-appointed successor to be a traitor, and what plans were swept away by the storm of history in the life of Károly Grósz.

The historian told MTI that he presented the first results of his research in the volume, and his goal is to prepare a monograph on Károly Grósz in the near future.

Source: Magyar Hírlap/MTI

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