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: October 23, 1956 The Revolution Begins
Budapest, Hungary — October 23, 1956 This morning they are students. They are not soldiers. They are young Hungarians who want change. The night before, university students in Budapest drew up sixteen demands. They want political reforms. They want freedom of the press. They want Soviet troops out of Hungary. Today they are taking thoseContinue reading “70th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution: October 23, 1956 The Revolution Begins”
What Would You Risk to Give Your Family Freedom?
Description: In 1956, ordinary Hungarian families were caught in an extraordinary fight for freedom. The Eleventh Arrow tells the true story of one family facing the Hungarian Revolution, Soviet control, danger, impossible choices, and the hope of a new life. A true story of courage, family, survival, and freedom that should never be forgotten. Continue reading “What Would You Risk to Give Your Family Freedom?”
When the Russian Tanks Rolled Into Budapest, Everything Changed
In 1956, Hungarians rose up against Soviet control—and Soviet tanks rolled into Budapest. The Eleventh Arrow tells the true story of a Hungarian family caught in the revolution and forced to make choices that would change their lives forever. A story of courage, family, survival, and the fight for freedom. Purchase the Paperback,Continue reading “When the Russian Tanks Rolled Into Budapest, Everything Changed”
