The 50th anniversary of the Hungarian uprising against the Soviets is coming up, an in an interesting twist, there are anti-government riots (and against the socialist government, no less) in the streets. In a particularly delightful bit of historical mixup, it seems that some of the protesters counter-charged some of the police with an old T-34 tank which was on display for the anniversary.
Hungary is another of the eastern European nations that is slowly trying to recover from decades stuck behind the iron curtain. I’d say that this sort of riot is a sign that people are taking a healthy interest in what their government is up to — and the fact that nobody was killed in them speaks well for their desire for a change of government that doesn’t take the form of a bloody coup.