On this Day, in 1939: the “Little War” broke out between Slovakia and Hungary
On March 23, 1939, the so-called “Little War” broke out between Slovakia and Hungary when Hungarian troops invaded eastern SlovakiaContinue Reading
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On this Day, in 1848: the Hungarian Revolution broke out against Habsburg absolutism
On March 15, 1848, inspired by the upheavals of 1848 in Paris and Vienna, the Hungarian Revolution broke out inContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1939: Slovakia declared its independence to side with Nazi Germany
On March 14, 1939, Slovakia declared its independence from then-Czechoslovakia and became a client state of Nazi Germany until theContinue Reading
Interview: “The Silesian identity must be recognized as an ethnic minority”
Warsaw, Poland – A national census will be launched in Poland on April 1. On this occasion, Polish citizens canContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1846: the Kraków uprising broke out in the Polish “Stolen Lands”
On February 20, 1846, inspired by the revolutionary ideals of the exiles who fled the Polish “Stolen Lands”, the KrakówContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1920: Poland’s Wedding to the Sea was performed
On February 10, 1920, following the Treaty of Versailles, Polish General Józef Haller celebrated Poland’s Wedding to the Sea byContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1863: the January Uprising broke out in Russian Poland
On January 22, 1863, hundreds of young Poles rallied around the revolutionary banner of the so-called January Uprising against theContinue Reading
Polish far-right extremists charged over terror plot on mosque
WARSAW, POLAND – Two alleged Polish right-wing extremists have been charged on suspicion of planning a “terrorist attack” on aContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1918: the Greater Poland Uprising broke out against German rule
On December 27, 1918, after a patriotic speech by the famous composer Ignacy Paderewski, an uprising broke out in PoznańContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1922: Poland’s first president Gabriel Narutowicz was assassinated
On December 16, 1922, five days after taking office, the first president of the Republic of Poland Gabriel Narutowicz wasContinue Reading
Opinion: A neighbour’s perspective on the Monument of National Solidarity in Budapest
Dunajska Streda, Slovakia – Saying Hungarians are divided is something of an understatement. But there’s one topic which appears likelyContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1907: fifteen ethnic Slovaks were killed in Černová, Austria-Hungary
On October 27, 1907, fifteen ethnic Slovaks were killed and dozens more were wounded when gendarmes fired into a crowd ofContinue Reading
Budapest tour guide: Reviewing the Memorial to National Togetherness
Budapest, Hungary – “For those who are Hungarian, Trianon still hurts”: 63% of Hungarians agree with this statement, according toContinue Reading
“The symbolic significance of the ‘Miracle of the Vistula’ was built afterwards”
Interview with Maciej Górny, Polish historian and specialist of 19th and 20th history of Central and Eastern Europe, professor andContinue Reading
Attila József, a Hungarian tragedy
Every year, Poetry Day – költészet napja – takes place in Hungary on April 11. This date has been chosenContinue Reading
Hungary’s troubled national identity and the fight against coronavirus
Can struggle against the tyranny of Covid-19 help Hungary reformulate its chaotic relationship with its troubled historical and national identity?Continue Reading
New Hungarian National Curriculum causes controversy
Budapest, Hungary – A decrease in the number of compulsory lessons a week from 35 to 34 in years 9-12, theContinue Reading
Insight: On identity and citizenship, a Central European perspective
Recently, the article To Be or Not to Be Hungarian raised questions surrounding identity, citizenship, and responsibility for politics youContinue Reading
Insight: To be or not to be Hungarian?
The recent election in the United Kingdom has made the likelihood of a hard Brexit more likely with each day.Continue Reading
Controversial Sobieski statue displayed in Krakow after being rejected by Vienna
Krakow, Poland – After being rejected by the mayor of Vienna last summer for having an “anti-Turkish tone”, the controversial statue ofContinue Reading