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Nostalgic Recollections of an Era — Marking the Anniversary of the Death and Burial of János Kádár

This piece provides an overview of the ‘Goulash communism’ times of Hungarian history, while attempting to answer the question: why do some Hungarians appear to be nostalgic about the Kádár era?…
The bust of Pál Vasvári on the day of its inauguration in the garden of the National Museum in Budapest on 13 March 2021.

Remembering Pál Vasvári — A Martyr Whose Memory Is Still a Cohesive Force for Transylvanian Hungarians

It has been 174 years since Major Pál Vasvári and his Rákóczi Free Army were massacred near Havasnagyfalu (today Mărișel in Romania), on 6 July 1849. Despite all resistance forces, the memory of the young revolutionary and his fellow martyrs…

What Really Happened on 4 July, the Greatest American Holiday

Founding father and second US President John Adams, who also happened to pass away on 4 July, believed 2 July would be celebrated by generations to come, as The Resolution for Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress then. Only…

Attila, King of the Huns — The Ancestor of the Hungarian Royal Dynasty or a Dreaded Nomadic Chieftain?

What is extraordinary about the image of Attila as a ‘Hungarian King’ is not that it has evolved, but rather that it has expanded into a system of arguments with daily political impact, and although it has undergone significant changes,…

Ignác Semmelweis, the Saviour of Mothers, Is Celebrated Today in Hungary

The Hungarian doctor was the first to introduce hand sanitation standards in a medical institution, which led to childbed mortality rate decreasing from 18 per cent to just two per cent at his Vienna obstetrical clinic. However, his ideas were…

Creator of the Liberty Statue of Budapest Born 139 Years Ago Today

Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl completed his magnum opus, the Liberty Statue of Budapest in 1947, in just two years. It was originally a monument dedicated to the ‘liberating’ Soviet forces at the end of World War II. However, elements of the…
Pope Callixtus hands over his Prayer Bull to the clergy.

Praying for Christian Europe — The History of the Noon Bell

The purpose of Cum hiis superioribus annis, a papal bull issued by Pope Callixtus III in 1456, was to exhort Christians to pray, as the success of the Hungarian crusader army against the Turks was key for the future of…
The Hungarian king saints on the altar painting of the St Martin's Church in Szepeshely (Spišská Kapitula) in the Upper Lands (Slovakia).

Giving All for the Motherland, Betraying Her Never

27 June is the Day of Hungarian Border Guards. The geographic location of our country and the very fact that it is the eastern bulwark of Western Christianity obliged it in the past and is still predestining it today to…
Justice Minister Judit Varga.

Rule of Law Assessment of EU Institutions Could Be Put on the Agenda

The Hungarian government has recently announced a significant legal initiative: under the Hungarian Council presidency, the creation of a new rule of law assessment procedure overseeing EU institutions could be put on the agenda….

The Deed of Foundation of the Tihany Abbey Found Its Way Home

At the exhibition at the Benedictine Abbey Museum in Tihany, open until 31 August, visitors can not only see Hungary’s first surviving original written document from 1055, but also learn about the historical circumstances of the abbey’s founding and its…

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