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The Focal Point of the Upcoming Celebrations: Saint Stephen’s Basilica

The upcoming celebrations on 20 August centre around one of the most magnificent buildings in Budapest: Saint Stephen’s Basilica. That is also where The Holy Dexter, the right hand of Saint Stephen, the first king of the Kingdom of Hungary,…
A one hundred forint banknote from 1946.

Happy Birthday, Forint!

The Hungarian currency, the forint celebrates its 77th birthday on 1 August. But in reality, the forint’s history can be traced back to as long ago as the 1320s….
Cluster munition in Krasnohorivka, Ukraine.

Ukraine and Cluster Munitions — A Call for Caution

Unlike ‘unitary’ bombs, cluster munitions are not single shells; instead, they consist of a dispersive mechanism that releases numerous grenade-like bomblets mid-air, designed to explode upon impact. However, many of these smaller submunitions fail to detonate upon landing, remaining in…
US Marines escorting Yugoslav POWs in Kosovo over to Yugoslav authorities on 3 July 1999.

The Logic of New and Old Wars — Reviewing Mary Kaldor’s Book

Today we still often think of war in the Clausewitzian terms, as of the ‘continuation of politics by other means’, conducted by one state against another. However, as argued by Mary Kaldor, many armed conflicts have acquired a completely different,…

The Fascinating Life of Anastasia of Kiev, Queen of Hungary

Anastasia of Kiev married Hungarian King Andrew I around 1038, before he took the throne and while he was still in exile. She was later involved in the establishment of one of the most renowned monasteries of Hungary, the Tihany…
Storm on the Hortobágy by Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka (1903)

The Puli, the Mangalica and Other World-Famous Hungarian Domesticated Animal Breeds

Throughout its history, Hungarian animal husbandry has selectively bred and nurtured animals that now stand as iconic representations of Hungarian peasant and pastoral culture….
The illegally erected wooden crosses in the Úzvölgy military cemetery on 11 July 2023.

Tusványos and Úzvölgy: The Provocations of Romanian Nationalists

After the recent repeated defiling of the Úzvölgy military cemetery, Hungarians in Romania are now bracing themselves for another provocation in Tusványos….
A boat and a sailing boat in the background at Lake Balaton.

Is Lake Balaton Indeed Losing Its Appeal?

With the arrival of the summer season, it has become highly disputed in the Hungarian press whether Lake Balaton tourism is decreasing or growing….

‘Not a Work of Philosophy, But of Dogmatics’: A Review of Scruton’s The Meaning of Conservatism

Scruton’s motive behind writing the book was to elucidate conservative ideas that were often misunderstood during that period. One of the catalysts for the author’s decision to put his thoughts about conservatism in writing was the French protests of 1968…

Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna and the Colour Green in the Hungarian Flag

According to legend, it was Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna who recommended the inclusion of the colour green in the Hungarian flag, as a symbol of hope….

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