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  • Tamás Velkei
    Zsuzsa Kiss Károlyné with several rolls of beigli

    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...
  • Zsejke Jámbor-Miniska
    Zsejke Jámbor-Miniska, author of the article with the Ambassador of Poland in Hungary and his companion

    A mirror that is good to look into – we celebrated the 800th birth anniversary of Saint Kinga with the Ambassador of Poland

    " Polish, Hungarian, two good friends ” – goes the saying and it is not a simple cliché but a soul-to-soul reality. Whatever the...
  • Zoltán Attila Szabó
    Edith Krizsán

    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
    A craftsman on his doorstep in Korond

    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
    Edit Madas

    "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
    Ágnes Keleti

    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
    A Swabian woman in front of her house in Vojvodina in traditional Swabian attire

    ”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
    Zsófia Szilágyi-Könczöl distributing medicines during the annual anthelmintic treatment to children attending the association's school, October 2023, Manafwa, Uganda

    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
    Elvira Kollár Jenőné with a backpack made from cattails

    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
    Ada Bíró

    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
    Hungarian revolutioners in 1956

    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 girl working in a laboratory

    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.
    András D. Hajdú

    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...
  • Barbara Baska

    "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
    a baby being examined

    "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
    Gábor Kopecsni teaching archery to a young boy

    "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
    Bengedúz L. Pál

    "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...