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Erzsebet Bathory – Portrait of a Killer?
Of the alleged portraits of Countess Elizabeth Bathory, the above is most likely to be the authentic one. It was completed some time in the 1590s, when Bathory was in her forties. The painting itself is no masterpiece, but it fulfills the criteria of official pictures – it expresses both a somber formality and a […]
National cohesion day in Hungary
Today, Hungary has marked National Cohesion day in remembrance of the dire consequences the Trianon Peace Treaty, signed 95 years ago on 4 June 1920 following Austro-Hungary’s defeat in the First World War. Under the diktat, Hungary was stripped of two-thirds of its territory and one-third of its population, with millions of ethnic Hungarians suddenly […]
The Hero of Hungary
Today, we mark the fortieth anniversary of the death of Cardinal Jozsef Mindszenty, a courageous Hungarian prelate who fought against communist tyranny despite great suffering, yet at the end was betrayed by Rome. As today’s Church faces threats around the world from secularists, Islamic fundamentalists and others, it is worth recalling his story to see […]
Critical mass
According to kerekparosklub.hu, since the Critical Mass in 2013, a lot of people said that Budapest needs a big, spring bike demonstration. It has been decided that it will be organized. The demonstration will be held on 25 April, on Saturday. The gathering will be at 15:30 at Bakáts square. The organizer ask the participants to […]