How Kremlin promotes Orban as the voice of ‘real’ Europe
An overview of the Russian propaganda’s coverage of Hungary Illustration: Novaya Gazeta Europe This article was originally published by EUobserver. In July 1998, Viktor Orban assumed the role of Hungary’s prime minister for the first time. Few could have predicted, 25 years ago, that Orban, once a proponent of liberal values and Hungary’s integration into the EU, would later become a prime example of authoritarian backsliding within an EU member state.