The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was a spontaneous nationwide uprising against the Soviet-backed government of Hungary that began on October 23, 1956, and lasted until November 10, 1956. It was a ...

Gusztáv D. Kecskés introduces the latest in the Cold War International History Project Working Paper Series on the role of ...

4 November, 1956 Soviet tanks roll into Budapest to crush revolution. Alarmed by Nagy's declaration of ... 11 November, 1956 Soviets claim victory over Hungarian freedom fighters. Fighting in Budapest ...

Dignitaries take part in a national day event commemorating the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 at the Ambassador hotel in ...

On November 4th 1956 Soviet tanks rolled into the Hungarian capital Budapest ... Gimes who was just six years old when the end of the revolution sent his father to his death, and Miklos and ...

Eventually, the regime began to disintegrate, leading to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution - a critical moment in the history of the Cold War. But why did this revolution occur in Hungary, rather than any ...

While the people of London were enjoying one of Russia’s finest exports, the Bolshoi Ballet, tanks were rolling into Budapest to crush a rebellion as the people of Hungary appealled for an end ...

But despite their eventual defeat, the Hungarian rebels of 1956 inflicted what would come to be known as "the first tear" in the Iron Curtain. Today, the exact locations of many of the most iconic ...