From a villa in Buda to a chicken coop on a farm – The life story of Zsigmond Széchenyi
„We are given imagination as compensation for what we are not, and a sense of humour as consolation for what we are.” ( Count...
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Close to the heart of society - the launch of the Hungarian Women's Aid Service
On 13 June 1915, the National Stefania Association was founded to solve the great social challenges of the era, the high infant and maternal... -
Diána Ürge-Vorsatz: “Do I have the right to consume more but they don’t have the right to live?”
The recent past has been an unusual time for us all. It came with losses, lessons, and – although these are perhaps less obvious... -
Not an idea out of the air – Interview with Dr Rita Somogyi, winner of the Transport Innovation Award
A young Hungarian engineer, Dr. Rita Somogyi, and her team have now brought a new and precise solution to the field of GPS-based support... -
“The fact is, you should be exterminated! – the fates of priests after 1956
In the wake of the crushing of the 1956 Revolution until late 1957, that is, in just over one year, nearly 20,000 people were... -
Speaker of 30 languages – Sándor Kőrösi Csoma, life of the wayfaring scientist
Sándor Kőrösi Csoma, the gifted scientific traveller, wrote his name not only into the history of Hungarians through his perseverance and sacrifice. -
“Only the forgotten die” – The immortal love of a 1956 martyr and a young woman
Árpád Brusznyai was a true intellectual. A young teacher who only wanted good, who did not murder or steal, his only ‘crime’ being that... -
Fifteen years in refuge – Unseen chapters from the life of Cardinal József Mindszenty
We know from Hungarian history that a person who has been convicted of treason by both the Arrow Cross and the Communist regimes can... -
Albert Apponyi: nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize five times
“For Hungary, choosing between accepting the peace treaty or refusing to sign it would be tantamount to having to ask itself if it should... -
There is no prostitution without coercion
Research indicates that people are more vulnerable to prostitution in the current crisis caused by the virus as they are in times of natural... -
Hungarian ship’s doctor of the Carpathia, saviour of survivors of the Titanic – Dr. Árpád Lengyel
I’ve watched the romantic disaster movie Titanic, winner of 11 Oscars, a thousand times. Even if you were never such a massive fan of... -
“I’m a little girl, not a wife” - Child marriage, which is not a game
A child marriage is concluded every 23 minutes. This means that, while you watch the evening news, somewhere in the world, a little girl... -
The political authorities were afraid of psychology! ” – Emőke Bagdy and her colleagues were all monitored
She is considered one of the most knowledgeable psychologists in the country, though her success did not come free. Thanks to her dedication and... -
"This country is amazing, though I would just change the climate sometimes" - After having lived on three continents, Dorottya Szilágyi is now training at home for competition.
You have to be a great adventurer to grow up in Hungary and then live in Australia, in New Zealand and South Africa, though... -
Angela Gandra: "If we were to expect the same role from everyone, we would destroy society"
Angela Vidal Gandra da Silva Martins, Brazil’s Secretary of State for Family Affairs, was a guest at the Mathias Corvinus Collegium – Danube Institute’s... -
Képmás online articles now available in English
Autumn brought a turning point in the life of KÉPMÁS: this is when the English language version of kepmas.hu, the increasingly prominent platform also... -
“In virtually every life situation we stand alongside young people and families” – Katalin Novák appointed minister
Katalin Novák, secretary of state for family and youth affairs, who is a key figure in the government’s policy backing families, has been appointed...
