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!”
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70th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution: Hungarians Are Getting Angry
Budapest, Hungary — October 16, 1956 It is October 16, 1956. Teri Szilágyi doesn’t like what she is hearing. Everywhere she goes, people seem to be talking. And they are getting louder. Teri has three small children to worry about. Dodi is the oldest. Then Laci. And little Éva is only sixteen months old. PoliticsContinue reading “70th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution: Hungarians Are Getting Angry”
70th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution for Freedom: What Happened?
Budapest, Hungary — October 1, 1956 We are reporting live from Budapest, Hungary. It is Monday morning, October 1, 1956. At six o’clock this morning, Ica Szilágyi leaves her apartment carrying an empty shopping bag. She is hoping to buy meat. Her husband Dezső told her not to bother. “Get bread before that’s gone too.”Continue reading “70th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution for Freedom: What Happened?”
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?”
