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György Faludy — ‘The Happy Poet from Hell’

Faludy, one of the greatest Hungarian poets and literary translators of the 20th century, never really found his place in any system; he sooner or later became a nuisance to everyone, and even if sometimes made compromises, always did so…
Lake Balaton with sailing boats.

A White Sail Gleams* — Two Hundred Years of Sailing on Lake Balaton

Blue sky above, turquoise lake below, and between them, on the horizon, plenty of white sails gleaming in the distance. This is the image of Lake Balaton that millions of Hungarians have seen for generations, and which always draws them…

The Beginning of the End for China’s Economic Hegemony?

‘Indeed, things are getting so difficult for Xi’s authoritarian directives…China’s economy actually fell into deflation in July, while factory-gate prices also extended declines—its debt is three times its GDP in 2022. Beijing’s consumer price index, the main gauge of inflation,…

The Author Who Stood Up Against Tyranny: Sándor Márai

The life and works of Sándor Márai, a prolific Hungarian writer and intellectual, serve as an example for conservatives everywhere, urging them to protect their nationhood and oppose totalitarian ideologies….

How Conservatism Can Make Democracy Work Again

Hyper-democracy is already here, it will grow stronger, and we are only starting to understand its profound effects. Some of them will be detrimental, others will open up new opportunities. This might appear overwhelming and unprecedented to some, but in…
Miklós Horthy’s grandson, István Horthy Jr speaking at the former Regent’s reburial in Kenderes on 4 September 1993.

The Last Will of a Misjudged Regent — 30 Years Since the Reburial of Miklós Horthy

Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya, former Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary, died in exile in Portugal in 1957 and was buried there. One of his last wishes, however, was for his ashes to be brought home once his beloved country…

The Revenge of Geography? — Theoretical Considerations for Interpreting the Russia–Ukraine War

‘Nation-states will be reduced in their functionality, becoming of secondary importance as entities, and the principle of territorial existence will slowly dissolve into a new, boundless uniformity. To use a rather un-English term, we are going to witness the deterritorialization…
Géza Gárdonyi in 1921.

The Stars of Eger Author Géza Gárdonyi Born 160 Years Ago Today

‘Gárdonyi was a unique personality, a distinctive Hungarian writer, in both his good qualities and his faults. He cannot be branded or put in a box. He must be seen in the light of what he created, with his insightful…

Go, Visit Budapest, They Said — It Will Be Fun, They Said

‘The [Budapest Retro Interactive] museum demonstrates the triumph over communism through humour and satire. Far from making light of the oppressive regime or downplaying its existence, it derides it in displays that paint it as a farce when compared to…
German assault artillery troops getting to know the sights of Budapest in 1944.

Weight on the Streets of Budapest: Breathing History

‘There was something about the past that could only be conveyed by being where it took place. Although I had already studied the horrors of the Holocaust and the Second World War, being in the actual face of such evil,…

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