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The West Has Been Unprepared for a Great War for a Hundred Years
CULTURE & SOCIETY

The West Has Been Unprepared for a Great War for a Hundred Years

Ukrainians fire as much artillery ammunition in two days as US munitions factories produce in a month—and even so, they achieve only one-sixth or one-seventh the density of fire of the Russian artillery. The question is where the West will draw the line when it comes to feeding the insatiable Ukrainian war machine.

Hungarian Conservative
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07.01.2023
How Radical Fringes Meet: The Ideas of Béla Kun and the Counter-Revolutionary Regime
CULTURE & SOCIETY

How Radical Fringes Meet: The Ideas of Béla Kun and the Counter-Revolutionary Regime

Paradoxically, Communist Béla Kun and the contemporary nationalist racists had more in common in terms of their views than the Communist leader had with the social-democratic and the left-leaning bourgeois émigrés.

László Bernát Veszprémy
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07.01.2023
Another Culture War — Ukraine’s Christmas Day: 7 January or 25 December?
CULTURE & SOCIETY

Another Culture War — Ukraine’s Christmas Day: 7 January or 25 December?

Ukraine used to celebrate Orthodox Christmas Day on 7 January, but as a cultural shift away from Russia, Ukrainians are increasingly keen on celebrating Christmas in December.

Ágnes Komáromi
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07.01.2023
Cross-Border Monuments Restored
CULTURE & SOCIETY

Cross-Border Monuments Restored

Without support from the mother country, the fate of small village churches would be sealed, since the local communities have no resources at their disposal to renovate them, and the monument protection policies of neighbouring countries do not focus on these edifices.

Hungarian Conservative
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06.01.2023
Croatia Joining the Schengen Zone Is Great News for Hungary
CULTURE & SOCIETY

Croatia Joining the Schengen Zone Is Great News for Hungary

On January 1, 2023, border controls were lifted on the Croatian-Hungarian border. As the Croatian seashores are one of the most favourite tourist destinations of Hungarian tourists, Croatia’s accession to the Schengen Zone is great news for Budapest.

Lili Zemplényi
—
05.01.2023
How Communism Stole Christmas
CULTURE & SOCIETY

How Communism Stole Christmas

As communist ideology considered religion, including Christian faith ‘the opium of the people’, as Karl Marx famously put it, its teachings were labelled harmful—and so was celebrating Christmas as a Christian holiday.

Lili Zemplényi
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31.12.2022
Silver Birds on the Danube Bank
CULTURE & SOCIETY

Silver Birds on the Danube Bank

In the 1920s, seaplanes regularly took off the Danube in central Budapest, with passengers travelling on one-off and scheduled flights to several destinations within the country.

Hungarian Conservative
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30.12.2022
‘Failed Monarchist Coups’: the Communist Recipe
CULTURE & SOCIETY

‘Failed Monarchist Coups’: the Communist Recipe

During the great show trials of the late 1940s and 1950s, the Communists often held small ‘side trials’, which provided ample opportunity to extract and collect further compromising data and testimonies against the primary targets, as well as to conduct silent showdowns and to set the course for later trials. This is how the Archbishop Grősz trial led to the arrest and imprisonment of some 50 people, including well-known Hungarian monarchists.

László Bernát Veszprémy
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29.12.2022
A Day Trip to Szentendre During the Winter Holidays
CULTURE & SOCIETY

A Day Trip to Szentendre During the Winter Holidays

As Szentendre is located only a short distance from Budapest, the town is a perfect destination for a day trip—especially during the winter holiday season.

Lili Zemplényi
—
27.12.2022
We Wish You a Merry Christmas with Silent Night
CULTURE & SOCIETY

We Wish You a Merry Christmas with Silent Night

There is a myriad of Christmas carols, some of which come and go, but there is one familiar song that has been consistently among the top favourites of everyone who celebrates Christmas—and that is Silent Night.

Lili Zemplényi
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24.12.2022
The Controversial Programme to Provide Housing to Trianon Refugees
CULTURE & SOCIETY

The Controversial Programme to Provide Housing to Trianon Refugees

Under the housing scheme, six thousand flats were handed over to families living in wagons in Budapest alone, and nearly two hundred in country towns such as Miskolc.

László Bernát Veszprémy
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23.12.2022
Hungarians Love It, But Rarely Have It: White Christmas
CULTURE & SOCIETY

Hungarians Love It, But Rarely Have It: White Christmas

A 2020 study found that snow during the winter holiday season was the most frequent in the 1930s and the 1960s, while nowadays there are significantly fewer white Christmases in Hungary. The rise in global average temperatures is most likely behind this phenomenon.

Lili Zemplényi
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23.12.2022
Triumphal Arch on Andrássy Avenue
CULTURE & SOCIETY

Triumphal Arch on Andrássy Avenue

To mark the visit of the Spanish royal family in 1908, one of the most respected architects of the time, Géza Maróti, designed a monumental, yet temporary triumphal arch—the grand procession passed through this arch, then after crossing the Chain Bridge, it arrived to its final destination at the Buda Castle.

Hungarian Conservative
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22.12.2022
The New Gem of Budapest — The Rebirth of the Royal Palace
CULTURE & SOCIETY

The New Gem of Budapest — The Rebirth of the Royal Palace

‘The reconstruction of the palace under the Rákosi and Kádár eras ruined a nearly thousand-year-old tradition, inflicting a wound on the inner strength that unites our community, on our self-confidence and on our physical heritage.’

Félix Debrenti
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21.12.2022
Treading Carefully on Revolutions
CULTURE & SOCIETY

Treading Carefully on Revolutions

Just as some Christians had trouble accounting for their role in the 1918 Aster Revolution and the 1919 Communist coup d’état, some Jews also had difficulty facing their former position in terms of these events.

László Bernát Veszprémy
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21.12.2022
A Crusade Against Hungary? — The Siege of Zadar 
CULTURE & SOCIETY

A Crusade Against Hungary? — The Siege of Zadar 

Zadar was a Western Christian town with a rich history, and at that time it was once again under the authority of Emeric (Imre in Hungarian), King of Hungary (1196–1204), who himself had taken the crusader’s vow.

László Veszprémy
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19.12.2022
Mary in Islam Is Not the Same as Mary in Christianity
CULTURE & SOCIETY

Mary in Islam Is Not the Same as Mary in Christianity

Muslims do have an incredible veneration for the Mother of Jesus, as expressed in Persian art. However, there are two ‘Marys’: the Blessed Mother of Christ, and Maryam (Miryam), the prophetess of the Old Testament.

Mario Alexis Portella
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16.12.2022
Zoltán Kodály Was Born 140 Years Ago
CULTURE & SOCIETY

Zoltán Kodály Was Born 140 Years Ago

The world-famous Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, and creator of the Kodály method was born 140 years ago on this day.

Lili Zemplényi
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16.12.2022
Sopron, the Town of Loyalty and Freedom
CULTURE & SOCIETY

Sopron, the Town of Loyalty and Freedom

In a referendum on 14 December 1921, the town of Sopron voted to remain part of Hungary, for which it has been celebrated as the town of loyalty and freedom ever since.

Lili Zemplényi
—
14.12.2022
Making Room for Refugees — A Hundred Years Ago 
CULTURE & SOCIETY

Making Room for Refugees — A Hundred Years Ago 

The majority of the refugees were intellectuals, mostly from Transylvania, followed by those from what is Slovakia, Serbia and Austria today, but there were also some who fled to Hungary from Bosnia-Herzegovina.

László Bernát Veszprémy
—
12.12.2022
Nativity Plays in Hungary
CULTURE & SOCIETY

Nativity Plays in Hungary

Nativity plays and nativity scenes are an integral part of Hungarian Christmas traditions.

Lili Zemplényi
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12.12.2022
Miraculous Christmas Markets in Hungary
CULTURE & SOCIETY

Miraculous Christmas Markets in Hungary

Hungarian Christmas markets regularly make it to the top of European rankings as the country prepares for the festive season.

Lili Zemplényi
—
11.12.2022
The Hungarian Christmas Candy: Szaloncukor
CULTURE & SOCIETY

The Hungarian Christmas Candy: Szaloncukor

It is a unique Hungarian Christmas tradition to decorate the Christmas tree with szaloncukor or ‘parlour candies’. This delicious Christmas treat is inseparable from the festive season in Hungary.

Lili Zemplényi
—
10.12.2022
Christian Solidarity in the Shadow of the Mongol Invasion
CULTURE & SOCIETY

Christian Solidarity in the Shadow of the Mongol Invasion

The defence mechanism of the Christian world was triggered incredibly quickly in 1241, but due to various conflicts of interest, mostly international, it slowed down just as quickly and then became totally paralyzed.

László Veszprémy
—
09.12.2022
Who are Egypt’s Copts and What do they Believe? – Part II
CULTURE & SOCIETY

Who are Egypt’s Copts and What do they Believe? – Part II

In the second part of our series, we will examine another pillar of the Coptic Church that arguably played an even greater role in the history of Christianity as a whole.

Wael Taji
—
07.12.2022
Does Believing in God Make People More Altruistic?
CULTURE & SOCIETY

Does Believing in God Make People More Altruistic?

Studies have found that the belief in a supranatural being that watches our decisions encourage prosocial behaviour and therefore, contributes to large-scale societal cooperation.

Lili Zemplényi
—
06.12.2022
‘I Won’t Be a Street Sweeper’ — The Contradictions of Left-Wing Emigrant Life
CULTURE & SOCIETY

‘I Won’t Be a Street Sweeper’ — The Contradictions of Left-Wing Emigrant Life

Aversion to work was not unique to the leaders of the emigration. After a while, Mihály Révész, a social-democratic journalist in exile, had enough of living abroad and tried to get a job in Budapest. But when his left-wing friends found him a job as a manual worker, he turned it down, indignantly declaring ‘I won’t be a street sweeper’.

László Bernát Veszprémy
—
04.12.2022
Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka, the Painter of Lights
CULTURE & SOCIETY

Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka, the Painter of Lights

Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka is now recognized as one of the greatest Hungarian painters who ever lived. The artist’s work, however, was discovered only a decade after he died in poverty.

Lili Zemplényi
—
02.12.2022
’Where are the Results of Our Christian Renaissance?’ The Fight Against Prostitution in Interwar Hungary
CULTURE & SOCIETY

’Where are the Results of Our Christian Renaissance?’ The Fight Against Prostitution in Interwar Hungary

The gap between reality and the striving for a pure Christian social life angered many conservative public figures in the Horthy era. In his diary, Prohászka wrote that for Hungarian men, ‘using a prostitute is like drinking a cup of coffee’.

László Bernát Veszprémy
—
02.12.2022
Book Vienna 2022: Promoting Foreign Culture
CULTURE & SOCIETY

Book Vienna 2022: Promoting Foreign Culture

On 23–27 November, the Vienna Book Fair featured thousands of fresh publications and hundreds of high-profile events with more than 500 authors and experts from around the world.

Ádám Bráder
—
30.11.2022
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