In assessing the specific publication of a comic strip dedicated to the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine, the Ethics Council recognized that from the very beginning the choice of pigs as characters in the comic was a risky decision, since in Latvian and many other cultures this image has a controversial, mostly negative … Read more
One hundred and twenty-four years ago, on April 11, 1900, Sándor Márai was a posthumous Kossuth Prize-winning writer and one of the most significant figures of 20th-century Hungarian literature. As a descendant of the Highland Saxons (cobblers), he was born into a bourgeois family in Kassia, named Sándor Grosschmid, and officially adopted the name Márai … Read more
A favorite laugher of many, Géza Hofi he left behind a huge void 22 years ago when he bowed his head to eternal sleep. The most famous figure in the history of Hungarian cabaret was on stage until the end of his life, his last performance was at the Madách Kamara Theater three days before … Read more
The 160th anniversary of the Union of the Ionian Islands with Greece was celebrated on Sunday, March 24, with the music and dance performance organized by the Dance Club of Aegion in collaboration with the Region of Western Greece and under the auspices of the Municipality of Aegialia. The event was greeted by the President … Read more
Lajos Kossuth was a statesman who greatly contributed to the development of our country’s destiny. It was born in Monok in the Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén counties, and the people living in the settlement will commemorate several anniversaries in 2024. On April 14, 1849, Lajos Kossuth was elected as the ruling president in the Great Church of Debrecen, … Read more
The Press Museum of the Association of Editors of Daily Newspapers of the Peloponnese, Epirus and Islands (ESHEPIN), as every year on these days, organizes an anniversary exhibition on the occasion of the declaration of the Greek Revolution of March 25, 1821. For this reason, it designed its exhibition space with relevant historical material, while … Read more
János Arany was born 207 years ago, on March 2, 1817, in Nagyszalontán, the central figure of 19th century Hungarian poetry, the unsurpassed master of the Hungarian language. He came from an impoverished hajdu family. He studied in Debrecen, then became a teacher, painted, and became an actor in 1836. From 1840 he was a … Read more
Dmitry Medvedev at an event in Moscow on Friday Image: AP The former president does not want to say where Russia’s sacrifice-filled advance in Ukraine will “stop” – at least not in Kiev. The Kremlin still shows no signs of willingness to negotiate. KJust before the second anniversary of the attack on Ukraine this Saturday, … Read more