Violence and Passion at Court: Brunhilda, a Visigothic Princess

The study focuses on the figure of a famous Visigothic Princess and analyzes why the Brunhilda image of the 6th cuentury’s authors reflects a much more favorable portrait of the queen than the works of subsequent authors. The author is looking for the answer to what might have led to such a great change in the Queen's judgment, did her own actions provide a basis for changing the authors ’judgment, or did other motives contribute to painting the picture darker?  El ensayo se centra en la figura de una famosa princesa visigoda y analiza por qué el retrato de Brunegilda esbozado por los escritores del siglo VI refleja una imagen de la reina mucho más favorable que las obras de autores posteriores. El autor del ensayo está buscando la respuesta para la pregunta de qué pudo haber llevado a un cambio tan grande en el juicio de la reina, si sus propias acciones proporcionaron una base para cambiar el juicio de los autores, o si otros motivos contribuyeron a oscurecer la imagen

A magyar-kubai diplomáciai kapcsolatok létrejöttének sajátos fordulatai : 1959-1961

This study analyzes the ups and downs in the development of Hungarian-Cuban diplomatic relations following the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. In 1959, the year of the victory of the Cuban Revolution, Hungarian foreign policy focused primarily on Asia and Africa, as the colonial liberation struggles there provided an opportunity for the Soviet Union and the socialist countries to get their foot in the countries of these two continents. However, in the spring of 1956, following the negotiation of a councilor of the Budapest Soviet embassy at the Foreign Ministry, it became clear for the Hungarian foreign policy makers that Moscow considered Latin America as a desirable target and wanted to use the former Hungarian diplomatic ties to realize the idea. The Soviet intention was readily served by Hungary, and the Political Committee of the MDP decided in the first half of 1956 that Hungary should establish diplomatic ties with Mexico, Brazil and Uruguay. The question of the establishment of relations failed in October 1956, and from then on, Latin America meant a political landscape for Hungary, where it continued to refuse to overcome the international, echo of the defeat of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution expressed through the loud rejection of the legitimacy of the Kádár government. Following the rapid deterioration of US-Cuban relations, the Cuban government proposed to Hungary to establish diplomatic relations. Hungary, however, was only moderately interested in the opportunity offered but eventually accepted Soviet "guidance" and overwhelmed by its own ideas, Hungarian foreign policy changed and supported the Soviet Union in getting its foot in Cuba, in the neighborhood of its big rival, the United States

La Iglesia Católica cubana y el Estado en 1959 según la circular Vida Nueva

The paper analyzes the relationship between the Cuban government and the Catholic Church after the victory of the Cuban Revolution in 1959. The struggle of Fidel Castro and his fellow rebels against the Batista dictatorship was supported by a significant number of priests and catholic faithfuls. Three days after the victory of the Ejercito Rebelde, a pastoral letter with the title of Vida Nueva (New Life) was issued by Mons. Enrique Pérez Serantes, the primate of Cuba. This letter is a main source for the interpretation of the Church and State relations at the beginning of the political changes. The analysis of the letter helps to understand the attitude of the Catholic Church toward the new political system and it’s leader, Fidel Castro. After the victory of the revolution, despite the earlier promises, the new Cuban State vigorously opposed the Catholic Church. The new goverment began to weaken its institutional system, and aspired to the elimination of these institutions in some fields

Az amerikai Mediterráneum fogalma és jellemzői = The Concept and Characteristics of the American Mediterranean

Ha meghalljuk a Mediterráneum kifejezést, azonnal a Földközi-tenger partvidéke jelenik meg a szemünk előtt, pedig jól ismert jelenség a történelemben, hogy egymástól távol eső vidékeken azonos nevű területek húzódhatnak meg. Elég egyetlen példaként VII. Konstantinos Porphyrogennetos: De Administrando Imperio című, 10. században keletkezett művére utalnunk, melyben azt olvashatjuk: „Két Ibéria van: az egyik Héraklész oszlopai táján, az Ibér folyóról elnevezve. (…) A másik Ibéria a perzsák felé van.”1 Ugyanígy a Mediterráneumból is kettő van: a mindenki által ismert földrajzi területen kívül az Európától távol fekvő amerikai Mediterráneum fogalma is fennmaradt napjainkig, bár a közbeszédben ez utóbbit nem használjuk. Munkámban az amerikai Mediterráneum – más néven a Karib-térség – földrajzi és kulturális jellemzőivel összefüggő kérdéseket vetek fel. Először az amerikai Mediterráneum megnevezés kialakulására térek ki, majd területének földrajzi behatárolására, és igyekszem megrajzolni a Karib-térség közös kulturális jegyeit. Utóbbira azért van szükség, mert csak a kultúrán keresztül megragadható közös jegyek alapján lehet definiálni azokat a területeket, amelyek a Karib-térség fogalmába illeszthetők. Végül a térség egyes sajátosságait az európai Mediterráneum jellemzőivel hasonlítom össze, és megpróbálom megragadni azokat az elemeket, amelyek közös pontként, illetve meghatározó eltérésként említhetők a két térség esetében. = The study deals with an issue that has been little analysed by Hungarian historians. It attempts to interpret the concept of the American Mediterranean, to present its specific characteristics, and then makes a comparison between the European and the American Mediterranean. It tries to present those elements which can be mentioned as common features or as decisive differences between the two regions. It shows that, unlike the European Mediterranean, the American Mediterranean is not dominated by peninsulas, but by a series of islands (Lesser and Greater Antilles) that make up the American Mediterranean par excellence, which were also the sites of discovery and early colonisation. The paper draws attention to the existence of a culturalreligious frontier within the Caribbean, i.e. the division of the American Mediterranean, just as it is the case with the European Mediterranean