Hungarian Conservative

The conscious undermining of the Christian religion, which has been going on in the public discourse for many decades now, has reached its goal. Nothing is sacred anymore.

Although the war on the Ukrainian front is at a standstill at the moment, in the hinterland the West has won a brilliant victory in the heroic fight against Russian culture.

‘What does the European Commission have to do with Hungarian education? In short, nothing. Education matters, both in terms of content and in terms of structure, are the responsibility of the Member States.’

‘We have to realize that no matter how smart and powerful we think we are, we will not get very far without the Almighty.’

‘Instead of political work, there is only aimless hatred and clinging to progressive Western interest groups on the Hungarian left.’

‘The Hungarian government has fulfilled its commitment: an agreement with Brussels has been reached, thus EU funds will be available to Hungary in 2023, and agriculture can also count on subsidies of an unprecedented scale.’

‘The huge potential of the Hungarian defence industry can unfold at the best possible time, as one of the recurring themes of EU defence ministerial discussions is that stocks are being depleted and there is insufficient capacity for after-market production.’

Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested a one-and-a-half-day truce in the Russo-Ukrainian war, but the Ukrainian leadership and their Western allies do not want any part of it, considering Moscow’s proposal a sham. To what extent the guns on the front will die down until Saturday evening is highly questionable.

Ukrainians fire as much artillery ammunition in two days as US munitions factories produce in a month—and even so, they achieve only one-sixth or one-seventh the density of fire of the Russian artillery. The question is where the West will draw the line when it comes to feeding the insatiable Ukrainian war machine.

Without support from the mother country, the fate of small village churches would be sealed, since the local communities have no resources at their disposal to renovate them, and the monument protection policies of neighbouring countries do not focus on these edifices.

In the 1920s, seaplanes regularly took off the Danube in central Budapest, with passengers travelling on one-off and scheduled flights to several destinations within the country.

To mark the visit of the Spanish royal family in 1908, one of the most respected architects of the time, Géza Maróti, designed a monumental, yet temporary triumphal arch—the grand procession passed through this arch, then after crossing the Chain Bridge, it arrived to its final destination at the Buda Castle.

There is little political will on the part of the European left-wing parties to speak out against dangerous ideas. They often have their eye on winning the ‘Muslim vote’, and as a result, they are reluctant to engage in confrontation.

Hungary’s commitment to countering terrorism is not only in words, but also in deeds, with a significant military force in Iraq engaged in the fight against the Islamic State.

In this article we describe ten wonderful places in Budapest where you can relax a little in the last month of 2022.

On 14 March 1876, the flood hit the Buda side of the Danube, then two days later, the river flooded Újpest, the Tabán and Lágymányos as well, and completely submerged Margaret Island. The streets of Buda looked like Venice—boats were the only feasible means of transportation.

In this article we will walk you through the history of the names of Budapest’s bridges and the historical events that influenced their evolution.

The building hosted performances for 56 years, but after experiencing two world wars and a revolution, its demolition was announced in 1964, citing the beginning of the construction of Budapest’s first metro line as a reason. 

The Grand Hotel Hungaria instantly became popular with aristocrats, inventors and actors, and it hosted many prestigious events, too: for example, the famous Golgotha of Mihály Munkácsy, the ‘Painter-Prince’, was also presented to the public here.

Several edifices that were significant landmarks of pre-WWII Budapest disappeared during the 20th century—one of the most memorable of them was the Elevator House.

In the 1960s, the so-called mass housing programme was launched, with the objective of constructing 1 million apartments in 15 years, a quarter of which, 250,000 apartments, only in Budapest.

The square had lots of famous hotels, infamous pubs and notable restaurants, but the Two Lions Inn has always stood out from them.

The reason for the creation of an underground railway was simple: the Budapest Public Works Council, which was partially responsible for the construction of the avenue, did not allow laying tram tracks on the surface, as they would have ‘spoiled’ the avenue’s elegance.

Budapesters at the time joked that the train only stopped there because there was a Soviet film playing at the Szikra Cinema across the street.

Római-part today is all about the dolce vita experience, and little by little it is regaining its former importance and role, which is more than promising for its future.

In our article we have collected some of the most important Hungarian inventions, most of which are still used all over the world.

There is a forgotten green area, which is not only the largest park in the city, but perhaps the most romantic as well. Let’s take a closer look at People’s Park (Népliget).

According to Walter Gropius, the ‘idea of the Bauhaus’ provides an artist with the skills with which he can occupy his place in the (machinery) industrial society. Let’s take a closer look at how this trend shaped the image of the Hungarian capital.

Thanks to different art groups and individual artists, an ever-growing number of exciting mural artworks are popping up. Let’s look at some of them!

The spread of European right-hand traffic can be dated to the middle of the 20th century. Of course, Hungary did not want to be left out of the changes taking place on the continent; however, the establishment of the new order required creative solutions.