"Those who study the Middle Ages live in close proximity to the saints" – interview with Széchenyi Prize laureate, Edit Madas
Many people may have been surprised to hear the name of Dr Edit Madas among the 2024 Széchenyi Prize laureates. Not only because she...
1956 ruined sporting stars, and let plenty of talent out of the country
The Hungarian women's gymnastics team was at the height of an astonishing run of success when news came of the crushing of the 1956...
”I will wear this for the rest of my life"– The story of a Danube Swabian woman
She uttered her thoughts in almost a single breath with words carried through long nights. At that time, I had already visited the thousand-faced...
Bitten by leeches, and slept in stables, but even at the age of eighty-four, Elvira Kollár Jenőné pursues her rare vocation
I wish I could be like her when I reach this beautiful age! This is what I thought after meeting Mrs. Elvira , a...
The first AI anchorwoman in Hungarian media history has even been asked out on a date
Many people still have concerns about artificial intelligence and see it as a threat. However, Ada Bíró , the anchor of the television show...
The eyesight of a Congolese girl and our sight to the world – Photographer András D. Hajdú is inspired by powerful stories and determined people
András D. Hajdú , a multiple award-winning world-travelling photographer, captures astonishing stories. By his uplifting work, he drew attention to Dr. Richárd Hardi, an...
"Other peoples' cultures will always be foreign!" – Gábor Kopecsni collects and teaches Hungarian combat techniques
Hungarians are inherently a warrior nation; so there must necessarily be martial art traditions specific to them. Gábor Kopecsni , the founder of the...
"Circus is a tool for shaping the world" – Social circus is both healing and deeply human
The unique world of the circus offers countless stories and metaphors for different artistic disciplines. Although I never really felt attached to it as...
Blessed are the cheese makers? – The Hungarian Schoenstatt Movement seeks to respond to the problem of the families in crisis
When I once searched for the smallest settlements in Hungary, I found Óbudavár, at the entrance to the Nivegy Valley. From there, the path...
"We did it, way to go" – The first Hungarian pilots over the Atlantic Ocean
In July 1931, the Hungarian press was full of the names of György Endresz and Sándor Magyar , the two Hungarian pilots who were...
The policeman from Eger who has his own folk band and plays for one man with the same zeal as for a thousand
Perhaps for many of us, we have indulged in a hobby as a child – an art or a sport – that we turned...
