Survived smallpox and defeated famous men’s champions – Edith Krizsán, the Hungarian Chess Master
Champion of the 1958 Hungarian Women's Chess Championship, and still tireless. I don't even want to write down the age of Edith Krizsán...
Ágnes Jancsó
Korond – A Transylvanian village where “every man is a potter”
"The clay turned / would have run, / but then it gave way to form, / and my father watched like a god /...
Lívia Kölnei
"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...
Zsuzsanna Bogos
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...
Zsófia Mohos
”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...
Alexandra Teimel
A Hungarian missionary in Africa – "I came face-to-face with such cruelty I was unable to process"
How does a marine biology student become a missionary in Africa? It takes a bit of an adventurous spirit and a great deal of...
Alexandra Teimel
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...
Ágnes Bodonovich
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...
Krisztián Szabó
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...
Sára Pataki
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...
Adrián Szász dr.
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...
Andrea Csongor
"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...
Krisztián Pomichal
"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...
Andrea Csongor
"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...
Kati Szám
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...
Tamás Velkei
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...