Historian György Szabad, Democratic Hungary’s First House Speaker, Dies Historian and academic György Szabad, who served as Speaker of Hungary's first democratically elected National Assembly between 1990 and 1994,... 2015.07.03.
Portrait Of A Forgotten Hungary: Legendary Photographer’s 1500 Turn-Of-The-Century Pictures Made Public Pictures taken by the legendary German-born Hungarian photographer György Klösz (1844-1913) are now available online in the Fortepan digital photography... 2015.06.08.
Dramatic Pictures Capture The Second World War’s Devastating Toll On Budapest These poignant pictures show the tragic extent of devastation inflicted upon Budapest as the Second World War came to a... 2015.05.18.
Hungarian History Comes Alive In 3D Animation Documentary – Trailer! Wondering how Buda castle looked like 500 years ago? Struggling to recognise the historic statues of Budapest? Would you like to know... 2015.04.27.
Academy Disproves Chinese Research Claiming To Identify Hungarian National Hero’s Remains The Hungarian Academy of Sciences has confirmed that a skeleton attributed to 19th-century Hungarian poet, freedom fighter and national hero... 2015.04.02.
Budapest Then And Now On A Single Picture – Gallery! "My goal is to combine pictures depicting the old Budapest with the present. Through this, the past can get even... 2015.03.31.
“MAY THERE BE PEACE, FREEDOM AND ACCORD” – Why Is The Message Of 1848 Still Important? On Sunday Hungary is celebrating the 167th anniversary of its 1848-1849 revolution and war for independence. Most of the historians... 2015.03.13.
Mária Schmidt: First World War Lessons Should Be Used To Build Partnership Remembering the First World War is worthwhile if it serves as an instrument to build cooperation and to foster relations,... 2014.11.26.
Hungarian Archeologists To Explore Kurdish Castle A team of Hungarian and Kurdish archaeologists will explore the medieval Castle of Dwin, a major Kurdish historical site, under an agreement signed in... 2014.11.13.
November 4 Remembered Across the Country November 4, 1956 remains a black letter day in Hungarian history as after the euphoric success of the October revolution,... 2014.11.05.
1956 October 23 – “There Are No Small Nations” In 1945 Hungary was liberated and occupied at once by the Soviet Union’s Red Army. Backed by Joseph Stalin, Hungary’s... 2014.10.23.
The First World War As Europe’s Suicide Attempt The First World War was Europe's suicide attempt and if we take into account the Second World War, then the... 2014.10.19.
Castle of Körmend To Be Renovated The Batthyány-Strattmann castle in Körmend will turn into a modern exhibition centre with updated facilities and services, an official of the... 2014.10.11.
Hungary Commemorates 1848-1849 Heroes Today, 6th of October is officially the national day to be sad in Hungary, according to the central legislation that... 2014.10.06.
“A love story” – Mária Schmidt on ‘House of Fates’ Mária Schmidt is a well-known historian and the director of the House of Terror museum located in the infamous building... 2014.10.05.
Former Prison Opened In Buda Castle As 6th of October, the National day of Commemoration of the 1848-1849 military leaders is approaching, the former Táncsics Prison,... 2014.10.03.
Kövér Seeking Historical Context László Kövér, speaker of Hungary’s parliament, at the opening of the Vajdaság Magyar Festival in Vojvodina, Serbia, on Sunday, praised... 2014.09.29.
National Museum Opens New Exhibition The National Museum of Hungary established a new exhibition on the 9th and 10th century history of the Carpathian basin.... 2014.09.19.
