Today is November 4, 1956, and Hungary has awakened to a nightmare. The Soviet tanks are back. Only days ago, we were celebrating. The fighting had stopped. Soviet troops were withdrawing from Budapest. Hungarians filled the streets celebrating that our country was finally free. Today, everything has changed. Before dawn, Soviet forces begin a massiveContinue reading “70th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution — The Tanks Are Back”
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70th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution — Hungary Has Won!
Today is October 30, 1956, and we have great news. Hungary has won the Revolution. Only seven days ago, on October 23, Hungarian students marched through Budapest demanding freedom. They wanted Soviet troops to leave our country. They wanted freedom of speech, political change, and the right for Hungarians to govern Hungary. Workers joined them.Continue reading “70th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution — Hungary Has Won!”
70th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution: What Was Life Like Before 1956?
When people think about the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, they often picture Soviet tanks in the streets of Budapest, young freedom fighters and buildings damaged by war. But revolutions do not begin in one day. Before October 23, 1956, Hungarian families had already spent years living under a Communist government controlled by Moscow. To understandContinue reading “70th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution: What Was Life Like Before 1956?”
70th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution: Why Did the Soviet Government Hate Hungary?
To understand why Hungarians rose up against Soviet control in 1956, we have to go back to World War II—and even further, to World War I. Hungary had been part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which fought alongside Germany during World War I. Germany and Austria-Hungary were allies, and their soldiers fought on the same side.Continue reading “70th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution: Why Did the Soviet Government Hate Hungary?”
In 1956, an Entire Nation Stood Up for Freedom
In 1956, the people of Hungary rose against Soviet control and fought for freedom. The Eleventh Arrow tells the true story of one Hungarian family caught in the revolution and the choices they were forced to make when their world changed forever. A true story of courage, family, survival, and freedom. PurchaseContinue reading “In 1956, an Entire Nation Stood Up for Freedom”
