"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...
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...
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 famous ‘beigli’ – advice from an award-winning pastry chef on how to bake the perfect Hungarian Christmas poppy seed or walnut-roll
In Advent, many of us face the challenge of finding a good recipe for the popular Christmas sweet, the 'beigli': a roll filled with...
Death-defying Hungarian courage in the headlines – how the international press covered the 1956 uprising
None of the milestones in the history of our country has attracted as much interest in the world press as the 1956 Revolution and...
A salt that shrinks volume – the Hungarian student team broke a record at the International Chemistry Tournament
The Hungarian student team defended its title at the 7th International Chemistry Tournament in Mexico at the end of August. Out of the six...
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...
"My father became a hero twice" – The Baska family’s story speaks to hundreds of thousands
After the Second World War, between 1945 and 1949, around 120,000 Hungarians in Czechoslovakia were deported or driven out of their homeland under the...
"We are the ones who get into every household concerned without notice" – Aranka Szabóné Kurucz, a health visitor, always puts the child first
"I am the one who protects the children" , says Aranka Szabóné Kurucz , who has been helping the everyday life of families for...
"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...
Fanni Illés: "The para-athletes who make it to a competition have already won the biggest battle with life"
In Fanni Illés ' life, two factors present a special challenge every day: one she has been given, the other she has chosen. She...
In the past, people had no idea where the birds went in winter – a fascinating report from the Fertő-Hanság National Park (+ GALLERY)
Tree frogs slumber on the reed leaves, countless dragonflies chase each other among the cladiums. It's as if we've stumbled into István Fekete's famous...
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...
“Humans have been lying since the day they were born” – The deepfake phenomenon is just a new form of lying
Can you imagine a world where you can never know if what you read, see, or hear on your phone, laptop, or TV screen...
For Sissi, this palace was happiness itself – A novel about the history of Gödöllő Royal Palace
The Royal Palace of Gödöllő. A place whose owners changed from age to age, while the staff remained the same. Lajos Kossuth, Queen Elisabeth...
"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...
Hospice is pro-life – "By relieving anxiety, we can do a lot to prevent our patients from even considering euthanasia"
"We are still far from the point where the word hospice can make people feel reassured instead of anxious. We know that people will...
Let's bump back to the era of the omnibus!
The omnibus, once even sung about in an operetta hit, was one of the most popular means of urban transport in the 19th century...
One of the richest botanical gardens in south-east Europe – ”Look but don’t touch”
Sámuel Brassai , the natural scientist and keen keeper of the new Botanical Garden in Kolozsvár (Cluj) warned visitors to the museum in the...