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The False Analogy of Appeasement and 1938 Munich

‘The final assessment in terms of the policy of appeasement would be that at the diplomatic and political level, the allies did indeed achieve their goals of buying time, mobilizing, as well as isolating Germany in the first months of…

The Hungarian Count Who Married the Daughter of an American Billionaire

‘Even if Count László Széchenyi had done nothing for his country but win the heart of Gladys Vanderbilt for the Hungarian cause, he would have done enough because Gladys Vanderbilt achieved much, and the fruits of her achievements were enjoyed…

The Lawyer Who Did Not Ask for Clemency — Eduárd Landauer Before Rákosi’s Military Tribunal

On 12 September 1949 Eduard Landauer, a well-known figure of the Budapest elite for decades, was arrested. At the trial of the lawyer, who had been accused several times before, his accusers did everything they could to find him guilty….
A scene at the Gundel Restaurant in 1957

The 130-Year-Old Star of Hungarian Gastronomy: Gundel

The restaurant, established in the 1860s, was taken over In 1910 by János Gundel, a German immigrant from Bavaria, who gave the restaurant the name it is known by today….
British and German officers meeting in No-Man's Land during the unofficial truce around Christmas in 1914

The Christmas Truce of 1914: An Example for Today’s Belligerents

‘In 1914, a simple chanting of a Christmas carol brought bitter enemies together, as if they had always been united. In a sense, they were united through Christ, Who made them see each that they could live in harmony. Could…

Rosika Schwimmer, the Extraordinary Hungarian Feminist and Pacifist

In recognition of her accomplishments in organizing the feminist Congress in Budapest, Schwimmer was asked to join the International Woman Suffrage Alliance in its London office as a press secretary. Soon after her arrival to the United Kingdom World War…
The Huszár government in 1919. István Haller is first from left in the first row.

Christian and Antisemitic? — István Haller’s Christian Politics

István Haller was a prominent Hungarian Christian politician in the first half of the 20th century. His book summing up his views on Christian politics is apparently paradoxical—it is both Christian-inspired and antisemitic. This combination illustrates the troubling tension that…
Mercenaries (VI) (cropped) by Leon Golub (1987)

The Ukraine War Goes Global: More and More Foreigners Fight on Both Sides

The war quite literally consumes people; they are killed or maimed physically and psychologically at an unprecedented rate. Using foreign fighters is consequently quite logical for both sides. They alleviate domestic pressure to recruit more soldiers, with the new fighters…
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…
A photograph of Balatonkenese Reformed pastor Gyula Czakó (ca. 1910)

How the Distinctive Clothing of Hungarian Reformed Ministers Took Shape and Changed During the Centuries — Part VII

The question of what kind of apparel Reformed ministers should wear was still not fully resolved by the beginning of the 20th century. A weekly titled Lelkészegyesület (Clergy Association), launched in 1908, dedicated twenty-five articles, announcements, appeals, and comments to…

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