15 unique places in Hungary like nowhere else in the world
Many of us tend to think we have to travel far to find something truly unique. The following compilation is proof of just how...
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The revolutionary technician and the "adventurer" son of the Kazakh mother - the story of two heroes in Nyíregyháza in 1956
Although there was no violence or gunfight in Nyíregyháza in 1956, two local revolutionary leaders were executed in retaliation.
Adrián Szász dr.
"As a Szekler, God expects a little more from me" – Chicago pastor believes in friendship between heaven and earth
Even during his student years in Marosvásárhely (Târgu Mures), there were always communities around Áron Trufán - whether he was going to folk dancing...
Adrián Szász dr.
"For me, painting comes naturally" – Karolina Sávolt amazes with her magical realism at the age of 12
Twelve-year-old Karolina Sávolt started painting self-taught two and a half years ago and this year she has already had her own exhibition in Budapest...
Zsejke Jámbor-Miniska
The communists couldn’t wipe out the past for good – Family members from as far as Chicago and London came to the World Meeting of the Esterházys
"Respect the past to understand the present and to be able to work for the future." - this is the motto of the World...
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...
Szilvia Németh
Miklós Papp: the mid-life ‘crisis’ is the natural path to maturity and development
Previously referred to as midlife panic, it was basically identified with the behavior of men in their fifties flanging with a young girlfriend. Fortunately...
Vince Tompos
On the threshold of another world – The Last Homely House Foundation
This year, the Foundation Völgyzugolyház Alapítvány a Kacifántosokért (the name ‘Völgyzugoly’ comes from J.R.R. Tolkien and means the ‘last homely house’, or ‘elven fortress’)...
Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
The family-friendly head of a family-friendly hospital – In conversation with Dr. György Velkey
This was not my first interview with Dr. György Velkey, and yet I was still consumed with curiosity: would we be able to have...