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VIKTOR ZOLTÁN KAZAI lowering the standards of the text. To me, the highest form of recognition is when the layperson enjoys reading my work, even though he doesn’t quite understand it. V. Z. K.: Your reply to my request for an interview started like this: “Dear Viktor, thank you, that is most kind. Although such a retrospective interview is the anteroom of the obituary, I am happy to oblige". I admit, I laughed out loud reading this. I suspect this was meant as a joke and you have lots plans you look forward to. Can you tell us about some of these plans? K. B.: I would like to spend more time in Spain. I became enchanted with Andalusia and I bought a flat there. As far as the writing is concerned, my most productive period was the time I spent in Spain two years ago. In fact, I wouldn’t really be doing anything different there, than at home. But I could learn proper Spanish at last, and be among friendly, smiling people from time to time. I would like to dive deeper into the topic of dealing with the past, it is actually something that would be useful for my teaching as well. I think I may be able to publish something that is different from the type of work that historians do. After all, there comes a time when one can afford to write about things that they are truly interested in. « 40 +»
