The real danger of a strongman isn’t his tactics; it’s how others, especially those with power, justify their acquiescence.

Prague never lets you go,” wrote native son Franz Kafka, “This dear mother has claws.” Kafka was prophetic in so many ways, ...

Klara Dobrev is head of Hungary's opposition Democratic Coalition and former vice president of the European Parliament. DW spoke to her about the rise of illiberal democracy in Europe and current ...

Explore the dark authority and aggressive nationalism shaping Hungary's illiberal democracy through a personal narrative and historical context.

Culture This Jewish New Yorker survived the Holocaust and the Hungarian Revolution, and is still helping others today Longtime Washington Heights resident Susan Kalev, 80, who is still working as ...

The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was a spontaneous nationwide uprising against the Soviet-backed government of Hungary that began on October 23, 1956, and lasted until November 10, 1956.

Archival photos plot nearly every historic moment of Hungary throwing off the shackles of Soviet control 35 years ago.

MUREŞ COUNTY, HUNGARY—Hungary Today reports that Koppány Bulcsú Ötvös of Romania’s Mureş County Museum and his colleagues found the location of the Battle of Segesvár, which concluded ...

Artist Judith Karr Eisinger is a second generation Holocaust survivor and author of the book, “Escape: A Long Walk To Freedom”. When I interviewed Judith, she recalled her family’s escape fr… ...

DEBRECEN, Hungary-Pounding the campaign trail ahead of European elections, the emerging leader of the opposition to Hungary’s nationalist government has managed to grab the support of a well ...

Someone get Donald Trump a map! Less than a week after the former U.S. president confused Hungary and Turkey — calling Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán the leader of Turkey — Trump got Hungary’s ...