Collection of Historical Interviews at the National Széchényi Library

The Collection of Historical Interviews is one of the most significant oral history collections in Hungary. It is a mixed collection of life story interviews that were done with the intention of creating materials for oral history narratives, and a lot of the archived interviews were conducted during the production of historical documentaries beginning in the 1960s. The latter usually cover one aspect or chapter in a person’s life. The materials constitute a particularly useful source for the study of the history of Hungarian television. However, the scope of the collection is such that it contains a lot of references to figures of the cultural opposition. The history of the collection itself represents a narrative of nonconformist cultural practices.

《历史访谈汇编》是匈牙利最显著的口述历史收藏之一。该收藏汇聚了旨在构建口述历史叙事材料的生命故事访谈，其中许多存档访谈是在20世纪60年代起制作历史纪录片的背景下进行的。此类访谈通常聚焦于个人生活的一个方面或章节。这些材料构成了研究匈牙利电视历史尤其有益的资料来源。然而，该收藏的范畴广泛，包含了大量对文化反对派人物的引用。该收藏本身的历史，亦是一部非主流文化实践的叙事篇章。