Multifaced Hungarian Kin-State Activism in Szeklerland: Rebuilding the Last ‘Nation' Through Restorative Nostalgia and Lieux de Mémoire

This article explores the cultural dynamics of Fidesz's kin-state policies achieved in Romania between 2015 and 2020, particularly enclave Szeklerland. In recent years, external constructed a transborder “synthetic home” connected to Hungary by memory spaces. Consequently, this study investigates how ethnocultural reproduction redefinition Hungarian heritage has evolved under these influences. To understand ethnic parallelism, studies overseas financial assistance for actions long-distance nationalists from Romania. By analysing lieux de mémoire Szeklerland activities political agents, paper reveals public spaces are nationalised identity. also shows that dialectic lieux, case minorities separated their homeland, features both restorative process commemorative rhetoric positive past. Finally, instrumental when synthetically reconstructing lost home through religious nationalist revivals.