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The author at the statue of the Pest Lad, an iconic symbol of the 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight, at Corvin köz, Budapest.

East Toward Home — An Exiled American Finds His Place Among the Magyars

‘Before I left for America on this trip, I complained to a Magyar friend about how stubborn Hungarians are, and how they refuse to change their ways of doing things, even when there is a plainly better way. “You’re right,…

Danube Flooding: Hungary Sees Relief as Emergency Situation Nears End

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated on Monday that the country would soon be able to breathe a sigh of relief as the Danube flooding is nearing its end. He added that once the immediate threat has passed, public health…
Volunteers fill sandbags during the flood of 1954.

Floods Past and Present: Budapest and the Country Come Together when Under Water

The 1838 flood, commemorated by many memorial plaques and water level signs in the centre of the city, was not only a natural disaster but a tragedy that brought the country together. The heroism of Baron Miklós Wesselényi (1796–1850) for…
The Danube flooding in Budapest

Flooding in Hungary: Over 4,000 People Mobilized for Defence

Prime Minister Orbán briefed the press on the status of flood defence in Hungary on Wednesday. He shared that intense defence efforts are ongoing at twelve key locations along the Mosonmagyaróvár section of the Danube and Leitha rivers, as well…

Europe’s Largest Fireworks Display Planned for Hungary’s State Foundation Anniversary

This year’s St Stephen’s Day fireworks will be made spectacular by the use of fireworks mortars, grapeshot, Roman candles, Greek fire, spark fountains, and flame effects. More than 29,000 pyrotechnic products will be launched from approximately 500 launch points—including nine…

Tragic Boating Accident on the Danube Leaves Two Dead and Five Missing

Eight adults were on the motorboat, five of whom—three men and two women—are still being searched for intensively, two were found dead. The ongoing investigation involves IT and water rescue experts. The aim is to determine if anyone is criminally…

Danube Flood Warning in Place for 1,200 Kilometres

Recent high precipitation has caused river levels to rise all across the country. In Budapest, the Danube is expected to rise above the level of the embankment on Thursday. Preparations and warnings are in place in other parts of the…

A Surprising but Exquisite Hungarian Christmas Dish: Fisherman’s Soup

The first references to fisherman’s soup date back to the 1800s. Soon, fisherman’s soup became popular across the country, prepared with different fishes based on various recipes, but the fundamentals remained the same everywhere. The name ‘fisherman’s soup’ is owed…

Three Bags of Ladies Clothes & a Sniper by Jaap Scholten

Recently, the Danube Institute co-hosted an event with Helena History Press where Danish author Jaap Scholten talked about his personal experiences while travelling throughout Ukraine in the first six months of the war….
Construction of the Bős-Nagymaros Dam in 1989.

How Blind Unilateralism (Almost) Destroyed the Hungarian Stretch of the Danube

The Budapest Treaty was a bilateral accord between Hungary and Czechoslovakia, aiming to establish the contractual framework for the construction of a complex waterworks system along the Hungarian–Czechoslovak section of the Danube. After Hungary unilaterally annulled the treaty signed on…

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