In the shadow of Stalin's boots

Synopsis of In the shadow of Stalin's boots

«In the Shadow of Stalin's Boots» is the visitor guide to Ákos Réthly's Memento Park, published in paperback (64 pages, in English).

Illustrated guide to Budapest's Memento Park, an open-air museum that brings together sculptures and statues from the Hungarian communist era. The work shows how the Hungarian communist regime used public art and reviews the meaning of pieces such as the Stalin statue, with photographs and explanatory texts.

Published by Private Planet Books in 2010, the guide focuses on the period 1945-1989 and the history of communist art in Budapest.

For visitors to Budapest and enthusiasts of public sculpture and the history of communism in Hungary.