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King Matthias “the Just” Was Born 575 Years Ago Today
King Matthias I (Matthias Corvin, originally Mátyás Hunyadi) the first elected king and one of the most popular historical figures of Hungary, was born 575 years ago today on 23 February, 1443 in...
View ArticleHero of the 1956 Revolution, László Balás-Piri has Died at 82
Hero of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and political prisoner László Balás-Piri passed away on the 17th of February at the age of 82. Balás-Piri fought during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. After...
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Hungary Marks Memorial Day for Victims of Communism
Commemorations were held at the House of Terror Museum in Budapest and across the country in memory of the victims of communism on Sunday, February 25th. In 2000, the Parliament adopted a resolution...
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János Selye: The Hungarian Scientist Who Defined “Stress”, Yet Was Denied a...
“It’s not stress that kills you, but how you react to it,” said Hans Selye, who was born 111 years ago; that is János Selye, professor of Internal Medicine, the father of stress research. The world...
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Buda-Past: Do You Think You Know Budapest?
Do you know which square of Budapest can be seen on this vintage picture, approximately when was it taken, and what is happening on it? Located on the Pest side of the city, this square has always...
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President Áder Commemorated Ethnic Hungarian Politician János Esterházy in...
“Let’s draw inspiration from János Esterházy’s dignity of manner and pass on his faith to our children,” President János Áder said in Dolné Obdokovce (Alsóbodok), Slovakia on Tuesday at an event...
View ArticleWow! Really? Budapest’s Puskin Cinema Once Almost Sank?
In the latest installment of our (semi)regular segment, Wow! Really?, we examine little-known or unexpected facts about Hungary and Hungarian culture. Today, we take a look at a barely-remembered...
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Lost Liszt Manuscripts Unearthed!
Recently, a trove of manuscripts belonging to legendary Hungarian composer Franz Liszt came into public view. Among the documents is the sheet music in which Liszt had written the text of Petőfi’s...
View ArticleMarch 15th: Sándor Petőfi’s Nemzeti Dal (National Song), Hungary’s Most...
170th years ago, on March 15th1848, the young poet and revolutionary Sándor Petőfi read a poem aloud to the gathering crowd in downtown Budapest. By the end of the poem everyone was chanting the...
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Júlia Bányai: The Woman in Men’s Clothes Who Became a Military Hero in the...
In the summer of 1849, in an invaded Transylvania, Tsarist army officers were dazzled by the performances of a Parisian female dancer. The artist told French-speaking Russian aristocrats that she had...
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