Adrian Courage, thanks to his Hungarian mother and regular holidays by the Balaton, speaks Hungarian perfectly. What is more, he has lived in Hungary since 2003 and runs a successful translation company in the capital. He enjoys life in...

Alejandra Brum’s family emigrated to Uruguay, and despite living with her grandparents who only spoke Hungarian, she didn’t learn the language. She joined a Hungarian community in Montevideo where she was able to learn folk dance and a form...

Marina Gera won Hungary’s first International Emmy Award, the ‘Oscar of television films,’ for the Best Performance by an Actress for her role in Hungarian television drama Eternal Winter at the 47th International Emmy Awards. Hungary Today then had the opportunity to speak...

Well before the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, László Varjú, as a high school student, was jailed for anti-communist activities. Then, in 1957 he risked his life to leave the country, later joining a lesser-known Hungarian paramilitary organization in the US....

On October 26, 1956 the roof of the car he was riding in was shot to pieces in Budapest. The second time, on November 4th, his life was spared by a couple of centimeters. Following these disastrous events, József...

This time last year, he was sure he would not run again as mayor of Budapest, but he eventually changed his mind. He no longer feels excitement before an election, as this is the eighth campaign he is participating...

August 19, 1989. He stood at the temporary border in Sopronpuszta with a gun on his side. Lieutenant Colonel Árpád Bella was in charge of the border patrol and sent to the “Pan-European Picnic” that day. A celebration of...

Tens of thousands of East Germans came to Hungary in the summer of 1989 because of the rumor spread in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) that the Austro-Hungarian border would be opened for a few hours. They camped here...

“The main purpose of our Policy for Hungarian communities abroad is to keep Hungarians living in these countries in their homeland, to prevail there and to preserve their Hungarian identities.”, claims Péter Szilágyi, the ministerial commissioner responsible for Hungarian...

The Rákóczi Association was founded exactly 30 years ago. By now, it has become one of the most significant organisations to connect and help Hungarians worldwide to preserve their culture, language, and identity. ‘Hungary Today’ had the chance to...

How do three different generations experience the severe political and economic crisis in Venezuela? How can the Hungarian Scout Association help, and how can the scouts even exist after years of Hungarians constantly leaving the country? Judit Kristóffy Nyisztor...

American economist and businessman Christopher Ball, came to Budapest in 1994 after he was offered the chance to spend a year as an assistant economist in Hungary. After arriving, he was told that the scholarship he was offered ceased...

As a consequence of his father’s position as Secretary of State ahead of World War II, Csaba Emődy’s family had to flee Hungary after 1945. After a short detour in Italy, the family ended up in Argentina, which, at...

Zsolt Bede-Fazekas, editor-in-chief of the Toronto Independent Hungarian Radio and the former cultural director of the Hungarian Canadian Cultural Center in Toronto, operates the Canadian „Pannonia” bookstore, which is the only one supplying Hungarians with Hungarian-language publications “from Australia to...

For nearly half a century, Jolán Ballók has worked tirelessly as the doctor and pillar of a small, isolated Hungarian-majority township in Transylvania. Despite living a difficult life, Ballók, member of the Friends of Hungary Community, still always manages...

Many might expect Pope Francis to talk about politics in Csíksomlyó, but the truth is that he doesn’t have to. If he chooses not to attend the International Eucharistic Congress held in Budapest next year, it shouldn’t be interpreted...