Hungary’s troubled national identity and the fight against coronavirus
The original version of this article was published here. Can struggle against the tyranny of Covid-19 help Hungarians reformulate theirContinue Reading
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Controversial Sobieski statue displayed in Kraków after being rejected by Vienna
Kraków, Poland – After being rejected by the mayor of Vienna last summer for having an “anti-Turkish tone”, the controversial statue ofContinue Reading
The complex politics of Poland’s National Independence Day
Poland’s National Independence Day on November 11 commemorates the day that Poland regained its sovereignty after 123 years of partitionContinue Reading
The Trianon treaty and Hungary’s identity crisis
In early 1905, Ferenc Kossuth’s nationalist Party of Independence and 48 shocked the Hungarian electorate. The party, led by revolutionaryContinue Reading
A land without a country: Literary myths of rural Poland
Polish identity has long been shaped by its relation to its lands, and nature has always been a key aspectContinue Reading
Slovakia’s controversial law on national anthem causes uproar among Hungarian community
A new Slovak law restricting the use of foreign national anthems has sparked the anger of the ethnic Hungarian minorityContinue Reading
The story behind Poland’s national anthem
Warsaw, Poland – From the Italian battle fields of Napoleonic wars to modern-day Poland, do you know the real storyContinue Reading
200,000 march in Warsaw as Macron urges world leaders to reject nationalism
Warsaw, Poland – More than 200,000 people are estimated to have taken part in the March of Independence in centralContinue Reading
Tensions between Hungary and Ukraine escalate: what’s it all about?
Budapest, Hungary – On October 4, the Ukrainian government expelled the Hungarian consul of Beherove, located in Ukraine’s western TranscarpathianContinue Reading
