219 result(s) for 1956
Hungarian Becomes Oldest Living Olympic Champion in World
- 11 Sep 2023 5:55 AM
- sport
Five-time gold medal-winning gymnast Ágnes Keleti is now the world’s oldest living Olympic champion.
1956 “Fascist Revolt” or Anti-Soviet Revolution? Will Russia’s Ambassador be Summoned in Hungary?
- 30 Aug 2023 11:22 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Opposition Jobbik-Conservatives has called on Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó to summon Russia’s ambassador over a textbook recently published in Russia, in which Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution is described as a “fascist revolt”.
Insider’s Guide: Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest - Artistic Treasures Unveiled
- 1 Aug 2023 12:32 PM
- property
The Buda Castle houses three key institutions, the main one is the Hungarian National Gallery - the Magyar Nemzeti Galéria to locals. After coming under the umbrella of the Museum of Fine Arts a decade or so ago, it expanded the range of its domestic collection and began to offer all kinds of guided tours, including some in English.
Insider’s Guide: Top 7 Statues in Budapest with Fascinating Backstories
- 11 Jul 2023 7:29 AM
- getting around
Poets, composers and statesmen proudly stand around Budapest, their likenesses centrepiecing the city’s main squares and boulevards. But what about the more unusual figures, the statues and installations whose stories have you wondering how and why they got there?
Insider’s Guide: Heroes’ Square in Budapest
- 10 Jul 2023 1:53 PM
- getting around
Of Budapest’s many landmarks, few make a statement as bold as Heroes’ Square, Hősök tere to Hungarians, bookending Andrássy út before the greenery of City Park.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 5, Part 7.
- 5 Jul 2023 6:53 AM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
Watch: Epic Saga of Budapest's Iconic Chain Bridge - New Video & Exhibition Now Online
- 26 Jun 2023 2:33 PM
- community & culture
How many battles have been fought at Chain Bridge? How attempts have been made to blow it up – and how many were successful? Whatever happened to the man behind the bridge, Count István Széchenyi?
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 5, Part 5.
- 23 Jun 2023 3:17 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
Insider’s Guide: Memento Park In Budapest
- 19 Jun 2023 4:38 PM
- property
After the collapse of Communism in 1989, Budapest, like other capitals around the former Eastern bloc, was left with unwieldy souvenirs from the previous four decades of dictatorship.
Hungarian Becomes Oldest Living Olympic Champion in World
- 11 Sep 2023 5:55 AM
- sport
Five-time gold medal-winning gymnast Ágnes Keleti is now the world’s oldest living Olympic champion.
1956 “Fascist Revolt” or Anti-Soviet Revolution? Will Russia’s Ambassador be Summoned in Hungary?
- 30 Aug 2023 11:22 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Opposition Jobbik-Conservatives has called on Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó to summon Russia’s ambassador over a textbook recently published in Russia, in which Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution is described as a “fascist revolt”.
Insider’s Guide: Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest - Artistic Treasures Unveiled
- 1 Aug 2023 12:32 PM
- property
The Buda Castle houses three key institutions, the main one is the Hungarian National Gallery - the Magyar Nemzeti Galéria to locals. After coming under the umbrella of the Museum of Fine Arts a decade or so ago, it expanded the range of its domestic collection and began to offer all kinds of guided tours, including some in English.
Insider’s Guide: Top 7 Statues in Budapest with Fascinating Backstories
- 11 Jul 2023 7:29 AM
- getting around
Poets, composers and statesmen proudly stand around Budapest, their likenesses centrepiecing the city’s main squares and boulevards. But what about the more unusual figures, the statues and installations whose stories have you wondering how and why they got there?
Insider’s Guide: Heroes’ Square in Budapest
- 10 Jul 2023 1:53 PM
- getting around
Of Budapest’s many landmarks, few make a statement as bold as Heroes’ Square, Hősök tere to Hungarians, bookending Andrássy út before the greenery of City Park.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 5, Part 7.
- 5 Jul 2023 6:53 AM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
Watch: Epic Saga of Budapest's Iconic Chain Bridge - New Video & Exhibition Now Online
- 26 Jun 2023 2:33 PM
- community & culture
How many battles have been fought at Chain Bridge? How attempts have been made to blow it up – and how many were successful? Whatever happened to the man behind the bridge, Count István Széchenyi?
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 5, Part 5.
- 23 Jun 2023 3:17 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
Insider’s Guide: Memento Park In Budapest
- 19 Jun 2023 4:38 PM
- property
After the collapse of Communism in 1989, Budapest, like other capitals around the former Eastern bloc, was left with unwieldy souvenirs from the previous four decades of dictatorship.