Pál Horváth 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.
Zsejke Jámbor-Miniska “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...
Andrea Tóth-Fazekas “Being Hungarian is an incredible experience, despite the bitter pain.” In conversation with opera singer Levente Molnár “Spiritually, I reckon viceroy (bán) Bánk was a Szekler, just as I am. I, too, have exactly the same emotional charge: I truly tremble...
Nóra Ivády 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...
Melinda Hekler Marina Gera: “I wanted to be a film actress since I was two years old” It was a miracle that two months ago Hungary had its first ever Emmy nomination. But only the most daring would have dreamt that...
Zsuzsa Máthé Operas and operations: the adventurous life of the Marton couple Éva Marton is the greatest Hungarian soprano of the 20th century. However, her unique career has been a duet; beside her vocal-stage qualities, her...
Ildikó Antal-Ferencz Gergely Kiss: “It never once crossed my mind that things could be better with another woman” They met each other when they were 19, quite by chance, although both played water polo. Ancsa studied at college in Eger and she...
Lívia Kölnei Conservative feminism during the Horthy era brought significant advancements in women’s emancipation Barbara Papp is a remarkable historian: she toppled a taboo of several decades by coming not to an ideological nor biased, but rather a...
Zoltán Boldog Will we forget Faludy, the poet, who makes fun of us even after death? A curious legacy turned up in the literature department of Szeged’s faculty of humanities: a dedication by poet György Faludy, who died in 2006...
Kati Szám Parallels meeting in a film – Interview with Márta Mészáros I'm not the sentimental type. Yet it happened to me recently in the cinema that the dramatic duo of Mari Törőcsik and Ildikó Tóth...