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Magyar seeks meeting with Zelensky in Berehove
By Redaktion international
Foreign policy shift – Magyar aims to restore Hungary’s severely strained relationship with Ukraine, tying this to minority protection Budapest/Kyiv. Péter Magyar, Hungary’s incoming prime
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Change of Power in Hungary: How Tisza Won the Election
By Redaktion international
Budapest. The Tisza Party, led by Péter Magyar, has won the parliamentary election of April 12, 2026, thereby breaking the long-standing power structure of Fidesz.
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Hungarian Theatre in Transition – Between Art and a Struggle for Power
By Anna Breitling
Who Controls the Stage? The Situation of Hungarian Theatre in Analysis and an Interview with Theater Historian Zoltán Imre Budapest. Both, the Hungarian Újszínház (New...
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“The truth is the best picture, the best propaganda.” – The Moment of Death in Robert Capa’s Photography and the Construction of Photographic Truth
By Anna Breitling
Robert Capa is regarded as an icon of war photography, and his photograph “The Falling Soldier” serves as the starting point for a debate on...
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“Denial of guilt and the reversal of perpetrator and victim roles, along with revisionism, were among the cornerstones of the Orbán governments”
By Anna Breitling
Magdalena Marsovszky on Hungarian historical politics at the House of Terror in Budapest Budapest. The Terror Háza Múzeum (“House of Terror”) describes its cultural significance...
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“Authoritarian societies do not like real art, only kitsch.” Author Krisztina Tóth on Orbán, the power of propaganda, and the role of literature in resistance.
By Anna Breitling
The oeuvre of Hungarian writer, poet, and translator Krisztina Tóth, born in Budapest in 1967, includes poetry collections, novels, short stories, children’s literature, and stage...
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Hungarian Theatre in Transition – Between Art and a Struggle for Power

Portrait of Zoltán Imre, theatre historian at the Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in Budapest. Copyright by Zoltán Imre.

Theater Culture

Hungarian Theatre in Transition – Between Art and a Struggle for Power

By Anna Breitling on 3. September 2026

“Authoritarian societies do not like real art, only kitsch.” Author Krisztina Tóth on Orbán, the power of propaganda, and the role of literature in resistance.

Portrait der Autorin Krisztina Tóth, Copyright bereitgestellt durch Krisztina Tóth.

Literature Culture

“Authoritarian societies do not like real art, only kitsch.” Author Krisztina Tóth on Orbán, the power of propaganda, and the role of literature in resistance.

By Anna Breitling on 8. May 2026