Economic Country Review
2011. Although Estonian GDP returned to positive growth in 2010, unemployment continued to
rise, reaching an alltime high of 19.8% in early 2010 (Central Intelligence Agency, 2012, ISSN
15538133).
2.3 Hungary
2.3.1 Background
Hungary became a Christian kingdom in A.D. 1000 and for many centuries served as a bulwark
against Ottoman Turkish expansion in Europe. The kingdom eventually became part of the
polyglot AustroHungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under
Communist rule following World War II. In 1956, a revolt and an announced withdrawal from the
Warsaw Pact were met with a massive military intervention by Moscow. Under the leadership of
Janos KADAR in 1968, Hungary began liberalizing its economy, introducing socalled "Goulash
Communism." Hungary held its first multiparty elections in 1990 and initiated a free market
economy
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