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3. Russians, go home sounds on Budapest metro - a 1956 reference

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 06:09 PM

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“Ruszkik, haza” – Russians, go home! – is the latest chant to sound at Kossuth Lajos metro platform as another train comes and goes overflowing with people.

The slogan – originally from the 1956 Hungarian revolution – was adopted by Orban’s critics during the campaign as a sign of protest against his government’s close ties with Russia.

There are also some other songs that are somewhat more explicitly anti-Orbàn.

One guy slides down the escalator’s mechanism in a way I thought was only possible in cartoons.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/12/hungary-election-latest-results-viktor-orban-peter-magyar-fidesz-tisza-russia-europe-live-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-69dc00488f08a86a0e564701#block-69dc00488f08a86a0e564701

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Incredible scenes from the Hungarian metro: [View all] demmiblue Sunday OP

I can hardly wait until we can do something like that Ocelot II Sunday #1

Niyad & all will be popping bubbly... SheltieLover Sunday #4

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Oh MAN, No KIDDING!!! calimary Sunday #7

Orban is lucky he didn't end up like Ceausescu dalton99a Sunday #2

He still could, though. . . DinahMoeHum Sunday #13

Came here to say this AllyCat Sunday #15

Russians, go home sounds on Budapest metro - a 1956 reference muriel_volestrangler Sunday #3

ETTD OMGWTF Sunday #6

Or is it EJDTD now? GopherGal 11 hrs ago #20

Only thing bigger will be when Trump dies. paleotn Sunday #8

+1 dalton99a Sunday #12

NEXT nwliberalkiwi Sunday #9

Oh I love that! I'm so happy for them!! liberalla Sunday #10

What a beautiful sight! denvine Sunday #11

Looks like mostly young people. llmart Sunday #14

I hope the mood is this jubilant here in November Warpy Sunday #17

Thank you for sharing, demmiblue. Buddyzbuddy Sunday #18