Belarusian Paradoxes Belarusians are struggling to rebuild their post-Soviet economy, define their nation's identity and develop an understanding of their country's place in history all at the same time. To fully comprehend this society, one must also understand how its members operate in this unique community. The Defence of 'Ethnic Hungarians' Successive Hungarian governments have learned to paraphrase nationalist demands in terms of human rights discourse. However, while others talk of 'Russian speakers' or of 'German speakers in Italy', one only ever hears the term 'ethnic Hungarians' in Central European discourse. This is sadly obscuring the fact that there are no ethnic groups in reality.
Language reinforces the belief in qualitative, immutable difference, in ethnicity.
It is the type of collective fiction that has been cemented into social fact. Still, Hungary is more tolerant toward minorities than most of her neighbours. Romania's attitude to homosexuality is decidedly puritan. But not all is negative, nor everyone a bigot. The bare facts about gay life in Hungary and the links to explore further.