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Tusványos, MCC Feszt, and Tranzit Festival: Conservative Political Festivals in Hungary

While political festivals are not unique per se, there is something unique about how the Hungarian right organizes its gatherings. Their continuing success is not due to populist chauvinism, or to making them mere echo chambers. In fact, plenty of…

Transylvanian Winery Wins Blanc de Blancs World Champion Title at World’s Most Prestigious Competition

Four Transylvanian friends dared to dream big and founded a sparkling winery in a small village in northern Transylvania a decade ago. This year, their Blanc de Blancs sparkling wine was recognized with a world championship title at the Champagne…
László Tőkés delivering a sermon in the church of the New Millennium Reformed Church Centre in Temesvár on the 30th anniversary of the revolution on 15 December 2019.

The Mamaliga that Did Explode: The Romanian Revolution of 1989

‘The mamaliga (a typical Romanian boiled cornmeal dish) will not explode,’ Communist dictator Ceaușescu famously said in the 1980s, dismissing the potential of the forces that opposed him. But the discontent with the oppressive regime had been brewing for a…
Réka Sundem at the Hungarian Congress in Cleveland on 24 November 2023.

‘Hungary is also my home’ — An Interview with Réka Sundem about Being a Balassi Institute Scholar

Réka Sundem is a young Hungarian American proud of her mixed heritage. Brought up in a household where Hungarian was spoken on a daily basis, she decided to apply for a Balassi Scholarship and spent a whole year in Hungary,…
Romanian Catholic Bishop Iuliu Hossu in the Assembly of the People reading the Act Union of Transylvania with Romania on 1 December 1918.

1 December 1918 — The Annexation of Transylvania, the Bánát, Partium, and Máramaros to Greater Romania

Although the unification made the dream of the Romanians come true, the aspirations of Transylvanian Hungarians for self-determination were ignored. The annexation of Transylvania to Romania was finally enshrined by the Treaty of Paris….

Cluj Embraces the National Animation Festival with Hungarian-Dubbed Films for the Second Year

The event, spanning two weekends, will be hosted by the cinemas operated by the municipality located in the two major city neighbourhoods. On 11–12 November, children can watch Hungarian cartoons at the Dacia Cinema, while on 18–19 November, it will…

‘The Hungarian revolution of 1956 became a part of me’ — An Interview with Edith K. Lauer, Chair Emerita of the Hungarian American Coalition 

‘While establishing the Coalition in the early 1990s, I often tried to look at issues through the “other lens”. If something works in the US, why not try it in Hungary? And if it works in Hungary, why not try…

MCC Celebrates Newly Established Institute of Hungarian Unity With Roundtable Talk

Gábor Margittai and Anita Major, in charge of the new MCC Institute, talked about their prior research into people with Hungarian ancestry living in different parts on the world; as well as their plans for the new research centre. Meanwhile,…

The Legacy of Béla Lugosi, the World’s Most Famous Vampire

‘Everything changed in his life when the immaculately dressed Lugosi stepped into the film spotlight. His forbidding way of welcoming people, the aristocratic touches, his charms and menacing looks all clearly define what everyone sees as Dracula—Béla Lugosi’s Dracula—then as…
A painting of Péter Pázmány located at ELTE University, Budapest.

Péter Pázmány’s Indelible Impact on Hungarian Culture and History

Péter Pázmány, Cardinal Archbishop of Esztergom, was born on this day in 1570. Despite being born into a Protestant family, he became the leading figure in the Counter-Reformation, and had a major impact on the development of the Hungarian language…

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