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Kuno Klebelsberg in 1917 (photographed by Sándor Strelisky)

‘Only culture can keep Hungary alive’ — Count Kuno Klebelsberg and the Development of Hungarian Public Education

‘Klebelsberg believed that “today it is not the sword but culture that can keep the Hungarian homeland alive and make it great again”, and he considered it important not only to educate the Hungarian elite but also to develop the…
Pál Teleki (C, wearing glasses) sitting to the left of Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scout Movement, at the 4th World Scout Jamboree in Gödöllő in 1933.

‘I did not hold you back. I am guilty’: The Life and Tragedy of Pál Teleki

Pál Teleki, prime minister of Hungary in the interwar era, was probably one of the most tragic figures of twentieth century Hungarian history. He was torn between his conscience and geopolitical reality, a tension he could only resolve by ending…

Viktor Orbán Makes History — Permanent Governance in Hungary

Since the regime change, we have had eight heads of government, of whom only Viktor Orbán has had more than one term. With his current term running until spring 2026, he has every chance of becoming a historical record holder…

The ‘Great Consolidator’: The Life and Political Philosophy of István Bethlen

István Bethlen was a dominant figure in early twentieth-century Hungarian politics. Contemporary conservatives have much to learn from him regarding consolidation, pragmatism, and opposing radicalism….
Austro-Hungarian soldiers in 1914.

Declaration of War — Formality or Game Changer?

‘One might conclude that only rogue states wage war without declaring it, yet the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the prolonged military involvements in Afghanistan and Iraq were not preceded by a declaration of war issued by the United…

Bases for 20th-Century Hungarian History

The book’s greatest value can undoubtedly be found in its historiographical sections, which present the historical assessment of the Soviet Republic and the Horthy system. It is in these that the author utilises the largest literary material and provides the…

Hungary’s Embittered Search for a National Identity after 1920

Losing the World War and the experience of the Treaty of Trianon triggered a discourse in Hungarian public life that was not without precedent, but had never been so vehement before. Perhaps the opinion of many was reflected by the…

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