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Slavia Meridionalis, 2024
The paper is dedicated to a paradox. By approaching the topic of violence, I am actually trying t... more The paper is dedicated to a paradox. By approaching the topic of violence, I am actually trying to answer the question of whether and how it is possible to combine it with laughter. I was inspired to adopt this perspective by research on the different types of humorous recycling of one of the most popular works of Hungarian folk literature, the ballad Kőmives Kelemenné [Kelemen Mason’s Wife], which is a story of men’s violence against a woman: the walling-up of the master mason’s wife so that the husband and his team could build a durable castle and receive the agreed payment for their work.
The article is based on a rich material base, including both short lexical jokes and longer satires and humorous sketches that have been produced in Hungary since the beginning of the 20th century. In addition to written texts, it refers to humorous drawings published in newspapers and magazines and to versions of the ballad that are present in the internet space. Based on theoretical works by, among others, S. Freud, V. Raskin, R. A. Martin, it seeks an answer to the question of the image of Hungarian society that the analysed materials reflect.
Diplomacy, Journal of Diplomatic Institute, 2011
Presentation of the Visegrad Group, its development in the 20 years since its establishment, its ... more Presentation of the Visegrad Group, its development in the 20 years since its establishment, its history and challenges.
Gazeta Wyborcza, 2024
The situation in Poland after the 2023 elections shows the mechanism of the functioning of the st... more The situation in Poland after the 2023 elections shows the mechanism of the functioning of the state under conditions when the newly formed government is blocked in its actions by officials ‘installed’ in various state institutions, who are still executors of tasks defined by politicians who lost power as a result of the elections. Such a system of state is described by the author as a zombie state.
The system formed in Hungary is shown as a direct model for such an organisation of the Polish state. Attention is also drawn to the attractiveness of such a model for politicians in the Central European region and more widely.
Pamiętnik Słowiański, 1988
A look at the classics of Slovak and Polish literature, Peter Karvas and Slavomir Mrożek through ... more A look at the classics of Slovak and Polish literature, Peter Karvas and Slavomir Mrożek through the lens of a postmodern world view. In his postmodern vivisection of the two Central European authors, the author focuses on their dramas from the late 1950s, while attempting to argue with the view, spread in the 1980s among Western scholars (e.g. F. Jameson), that postmodernism is a trend characteristic only of Western culture.
Élet és irodalom, 2022
The current Russian war against Ukraine proves that the worldview of Russian politicians has not ... more The current Russian war against Ukraine proves that the worldview of Russian politicians has not changed. Sixty-six years ago (1956), the Russians denied Hungary the right to be part of civilised Europe. Today Russia denies the Ukrainians that right. In the article the author is also interested in where the Hungarians stand today.
A mostani orosz háború against ukraina azt bizonyítja, hogy az orosz politikusok világlátása mit sem változott. Hatvanhat évvel ezelőtt (1956 ban) az oroszok megtagadták a jogot Magyarországtól, hogy a civilizált Európa része legyen. Ma Oroszország ezt a jogot az ukránoktól tagadja meg. A czikkben az érdekel a szerzőt is , hol állnak ma a magyarok.
Visegrad Insight, 2022
Hungarian-Russian relations in the face of the war in Ukraine take on a new meaning. The article ... more Hungarian-Russian relations in the face of the war in Ukraine take on a new meaning. The article is an attempt to reconstruct the mentality of the Hungarians and seeks an answer to the question about the change of attitude towards the Russians, why this situation looks the way it does.
Kontakty XIX Presov Slovensko polska kom, 2022
Presentation of the Polish poet and diplomat Zbigniew Machej and the city where he lives as an im... more Presentation of the Polish poet and diplomat Zbigniew Machej and the city where he lives as an important place for Polish-Slovak cultural relations. Discussion about poets important for Czech and Slovak culture translated by Machej (Ivan Štrpka, Ondruš, Třanovský/Georgius Tranoscius).
Kontakty XIX by Leszek Hensel
Obraz Poľska a Poliakov v slovenskom písomníctve do roku 1918 // Wizerunek Polski i Polaków w sł... more Obraz Poľska a Poliakov v slovenskom písomníctve do roku 1918 // Wizerunek Polski i Polaków w słowackim piśmiennictwie do 1918 roku
Slavia Meridionalis, 2024
The paper is dedicated to a paradox. By approaching the topic of violence, I am actually trying t... more The paper is dedicated to a paradox. By approaching the topic of violence, I am actually trying to answer the question of whether and how it is possible to combine it with laughter. I was inspired to adopt this perspective by research on the different types of humorous recycling of one of the most popular works of Hungarian folk literature, the ballad Kőmives Kelemenné [Kelemen Mason’s Wife], which is a story of men’s violence against a woman: the walling-up of the master mason’s wife so that the husband and his team could build a durable castle and receive the agreed payment for their work.
The article is based on a rich material base, including both short lexical jokes and longer satires and humorous sketches that have been produced in Hungary since the beginning of the 20th century. In addition to written texts, it refers to humorous drawings published in newspapers and magazines and to versions of the ballad that are present in the internet space. Based on theoretical works by, among others, S. Freud, V. Raskin, R. A. Martin, it seeks an answer to the question of the image of Hungarian society that the analysed materials reflect.
Diplomacy, Journal of Diplomatic Institute, 2011
Presentation of the Visegrad Group, its development in the 20 years since its establishment, its ... more Presentation of the Visegrad Group, its development in the 20 years since its establishment, its history and challenges.
Gazeta Wyborcza, 2024
The situation in Poland after the 2023 elections shows the mechanism of the functioning of the st... more The situation in Poland after the 2023 elections shows the mechanism of the functioning of the state under conditions when the newly formed government is blocked in its actions by officials ‘installed’ in various state institutions, who are still executors of tasks defined by politicians who lost power as a result of the elections. Such a system of state is described by the author as a zombie state.
The system formed in Hungary is shown as a direct model for such an organisation of the Polish state. Attention is also drawn to the attractiveness of such a model for politicians in the Central European region and more widely.
Pamiętnik Słowiański, 1988
A look at the classics of Slovak and Polish literature, Peter Karvas and Slavomir Mrożek through ... more A look at the classics of Slovak and Polish literature, Peter Karvas and Slavomir Mrożek through the lens of a postmodern world view. In his postmodern vivisection of the two Central European authors, the author focuses on their dramas from the late 1950s, while attempting to argue with the view, spread in the 1980s among Western scholars (e.g. F. Jameson), that postmodernism is a trend characteristic only of Western culture.
Élet és irodalom, 2022
The current Russian war against Ukraine proves that the worldview of Russian politicians has not ... more The current Russian war against Ukraine proves that the worldview of Russian politicians has not changed. Sixty-six years ago (1956), the Russians denied Hungary the right to be part of civilised Europe. Today Russia denies the Ukrainians that right. In the article the author is also interested in where the Hungarians stand today.
A mostani orosz háború against ukraina azt bizonyítja, hogy az orosz politikusok világlátása mit sem változott. Hatvanhat évvel ezelőtt (1956 ban) az oroszok megtagadták a jogot Magyarországtól, hogy a civilizált Európa része legyen. Ma Oroszország ezt a jogot az ukránoktól tagadja meg. A czikkben az érdekel a szerzőt is , hol állnak ma a magyarok.
Visegrad Insight, 2022
Hungarian-Russian relations in the face of the war in Ukraine take on a new meaning. The article ... more Hungarian-Russian relations in the face of the war in Ukraine take on a new meaning. The article is an attempt to reconstruct the mentality of the Hungarians and seeks an answer to the question about the change of attitude towards the Russians, why this situation looks the way it does.
Kontakty XIX Presov Slovensko polska kom, 2022
Presentation of the Polish poet and diplomat Zbigniew Machej and the city where he lives as an im... more Presentation of the Polish poet and diplomat Zbigniew Machej and the city where he lives as an important place for Polish-Slovak cultural relations. Discussion about poets important for Czech and Slovak culture translated by Machej (Ivan Štrpka, Ondruš, Třanovský/Georgius Tranoscius).
Obraz Poľska a Poliakov v slovenskom písomníctve do roku 1918 // Wizerunek Polski i Polaków w sł... more Obraz Poľska a Poliakov v slovenskom písomníctve do roku 1918 // Wizerunek Polski i Polaków w słowackim piśmiennictwie do 1918 roku