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”
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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”
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?”
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?”
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”
