187 result(s) for myth
Xpat Opinion: A Distorted Past Haunts Hungarians
- 5 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
A few days ago an article appeared in HVG about the teaching of Hungarian history. The author rightly pointed out that it has been flawed for a very long time. I agree. Hungarians have a warped view of their country’s past.
Ambassador Of Mexico In Hungary Enriches Budapest History Museum
- 29 Nov 2012 10:50 AM
- community & culture
A selection of engraved illustrations by contemporary Mexican artists has enriched the collections of The Budapest History Museum. The Ambassador of Mexico Isabel Téllez Rosete, handed over on Monday, the collection titled “Illustrations of the Independence and the Revolution” to Mr. Sándor Bodó, Director of the Budapest History Museum that has been donated from the Mexican National Museum of ...
Xpat Opinion: Disappointment Following A Postponed Teachers’ Pay Raise In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-of-centre, centrist and pro-government commentators are all appalled by the sudden move announced as part of a 400 billion HUF fiscal package. Early last week, Minister of the Economy György Matolcsy announced as part of his adjustment package that the planned introduction of a “career path” for teachers, comprising an immediate 30 per cent pay raise, will be postponed by four months, from ...
Xpat Opinion: Contrasting Views On Hungarian PM Orbán’s Turul Statue Speech
- 3 Oct 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság criticizes Prime Minister Orbán for unveiling and praising a Turul-sculpture, which the daily considers a nationalistic symbol. According to a pro-government commentator, that criticism shows that the left cannot tolerate feelings of national belonging.
Now On: 'What Is Hungarian? Contemporary Answers', Műcsarnok Budapest
- 23 Aug 2012 12:45 PM
- community & culture
National identity has been one of the most prominent topics of Hungarian public discussions for more than two centuries now. Questions appear in numerous works of art, particularly after the birth of Historicism, the last great consistent stylistic trend of Romanticism. In the first part of the 19th century, in the so-called Reform Era, in the wake of German treatises on the character of nations, ...
Book Review: The Stone Roses War And Peace, By Simon Spence
- 19 Jul 2012 12:30 PM
- entertainment
The Stone Roses are one of the headline acts at the 20th Sziget Festival in Budapest - recently named as Europe’s Best Major Festival. XpatLoop.com recommends this fresh and definitive Stone Roses story, which is a must-buy for real Roses fans. Based on 400 hours of interviews with over seventy of The Stone Roses’ closest ...
Now On: The Ager Of Pieter Bruegel, Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest
- 9 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
At a time of stormy historical events in the sixteenth-century the Netherlands underwent vast changes in its intellectual life and the arts. This century saw a deepening of the divide between medieval and modern cultures with Italian Humanism and Renaissance playing a major role in the formation of the new, humanistic system of values.
Xpat Opinion: Why I Hate The Poosta Ramblers By Treehugger Dan
- 5 Jul 2012 10:50 AM
- entertainment
I hate the Poosta Ramblers because they are so damned good that I do not want to risk going to the toilet and missing anything. It becomes painful, but it is all for a good cause. Saturday's concert at Gondozo was no different. Following the departure from Budapest of Sugar Rae Hammond, Fiona Stewart stepped in with some lead vocals and her fiddle.
Budapest Summer Festival 2012
- 14 May 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
More than theatre: Experience it in from June till August on Margaret Island and Városmajor Open-Air Theatres and also at Margaret Island Water Tower. World Sensation, World premieres and premiers. This is the greatest festival of the Year 2012 in Budapest. The festival, including the greatest variety of programs during the summer, which offers all kind of programs to both domestic and foreign ...
Xpat Opinion: A Distorted Past Haunts Hungarians
- 5 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
A few days ago an article appeared in HVG about the teaching of Hungarian history. The author rightly pointed out that it has been flawed for a very long time. I agree. Hungarians have a warped view of their country’s past.
Ambassador Of Mexico In Hungary Enriches Budapest History Museum
- 29 Nov 2012 10:50 AM
- community & culture
A selection of engraved illustrations by contemporary Mexican artists has enriched the collections of The Budapest History Museum. The Ambassador of Mexico Isabel Téllez Rosete, handed over on Monday, the collection titled “Illustrations of the Independence and the Revolution” to Mr. Sándor Bodó, Director of the Budapest History Museum that has been donated from the Mexican National Museum of ...
Xpat Opinion: Disappointment Following A Postponed Teachers’ Pay Raise In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-of-centre, centrist and pro-government commentators are all appalled by the sudden move announced as part of a 400 billion HUF fiscal package. Early last week, Minister of the Economy György Matolcsy announced as part of his adjustment package that the planned introduction of a “career path” for teachers, comprising an immediate 30 per cent pay raise, will be postponed by four months, from ...
Xpat Opinion: Contrasting Views On Hungarian PM Orbán’s Turul Statue Speech
- 3 Oct 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság criticizes Prime Minister Orbán for unveiling and praising a Turul-sculpture, which the daily considers a nationalistic symbol. According to a pro-government commentator, that criticism shows that the left cannot tolerate feelings of national belonging.
Now On: 'What Is Hungarian? Contemporary Answers', Műcsarnok Budapest
- 23 Aug 2012 12:45 PM
- community & culture
National identity has been one of the most prominent topics of Hungarian public discussions for more than two centuries now. Questions appear in numerous works of art, particularly after the birth of Historicism, the last great consistent stylistic trend of Romanticism. In the first part of the 19th century, in the so-called Reform Era, in the wake of German treatises on the character of nations, ...
Book Review: The Stone Roses War And Peace, By Simon Spence
- 19 Jul 2012 12:30 PM
- entertainment
The Stone Roses are one of the headline acts at the 20th Sziget Festival in Budapest - recently named as Europe’s Best Major Festival. XpatLoop.com recommends this fresh and definitive Stone Roses story, which is a must-buy for real Roses fans. Based on 400 hours of interviews with over seventy of The Stone Roses’ closest ...
Now On: The Ager Of Pieter Bruegel, Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest
- 9 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
At a time of stormy historical events in the sixteenth-century the Netherlands underwent vast changes in its intellectual life and the arts. This century saw a deepening of the divide between medieval and modern cultures with Italian Humanism and Renaissance playing a major role in the formation of the new, humanistic system of values.
Xpat Opinion: Why I Hate The Poosta Ramblers By Treehugger Dan
- 5 Jul 2012 10:50 AM
- entertainment
I hate the Poosta Ramblers because they are so damned good that I do not want to risk going to the toilet and missing anything. It becomes painful, but it is all for a good cause. Saturday's concert at Gondozo was no different. Following the departure from Budapest of Sugar Rae Hammond, Fiona Stewart stepped in with some lead vocals and her fiddle.
Budapest Summer Festival 2012
- 14 May 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
More than theatre: Experience it in from June till August on Margaret Island and Városmajor Open-Air Theatres and also at Margaret Island Water Tower. World Sensation, World premieres and premiers. This is the greatest festival of the Year 2012 in Budapest. The festival, including the greatest variety of programs during the summer, which offers all kind of programs to both domestic and foreign ...