Hungary -- History -- Revolution, 1918-1919 -- Personal narratives; Tormay, Cécile, 1876-1937 -- Diaries
[5] Black and Yellow was the flag of the Hapsburgs, consequently of the
Austro-Hungarian army, and was always disliked in Hungary as antagonistic
to national aspirations.
[6] The ghost is Petöfi, the national poet of Hungary, who, on March 15,
1848, roused the country with his famous song “Magyars! Arise!” He fought
in the War of Independence and died a hero’s death on the battlefield of
Segesvár, in Transylvania, where he lies in an unknown grave. His poem,
the national song, started the revolution. (’48)
[7] The second part of Miss Tormay’s diary, containing the account of
the Commune and of her escape and pursuit, will be published as soon as
possible.
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