Hungarian Revolution History

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”

70th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution: Budapest Is No Longer Quiet

Dezső Szilágyi — Budapest, October 9, 1956 Budapest, Hungary — October 9, 1956 We are live today from Budapest. It has been three days since an enormous crowd gathered for the reburial of László Rajk. People are still talking about it. Not loudly. Dezső Szilágyi is walking home when he hears two men behind himContinue reading “70th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution: Budapest Is No Longer Quiet”