The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 : reform, revolt and repression, 1953-1963
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The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 : reform, revolt and repression, 1953-1963
Longman, 1996
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Az 1956-os magyar forradalom
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Translation of: 1956-os magyar forradalom
Bibliography: p. 212-218
Includes index
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Description
This account sets the revolutionary events of 1956 in their full context. It has been written by a team of Hungarian scholars using a wealth of hitherto inaccessible evidence - documents, interviews and other material - from Hungary and abroad, including much that is entirely new and much that was only available in censored form. The result is the first authentic history of the uprising which sent shock-waves through the Cold War world and, despite its suppression, provided a moral and political foundation for the post-Soviet nation. The English version, specially adapted and extended, is prefaced by a substantial historical introduction by George SchIpflin (LSE) on Hungary after World War II.
Table of Contents
Preface. 1. Hungary after the Second World War. 2. The path to Revolution. 3. From mass protest to armed uprising. 4. Victory and defeat. 5. The Revolution and world politics. 6. Rearguard struggles. 7. Aims and programmes. 8. Repression and reprisal. 9. Resonance and memory,. Afterword Chronology. Glossary. Bibliography of Foreign-language reference. Index of names.
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ISBN 9780582215054
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In 1956 a popular anti-Communist revolt broke out against Russian domination, led by former president Imre Nagy. It was crushed by Soviet and Warsaw Pact tanks with massive bloodshed. The most serious challenge to Soviet domination of Eastern Europe at the time, the 1956 rising sent shockwaves through the Cold War world. The subsequent Soviet-supported regime, under Kadar, steadily liberalized Hungary's politics, economy and society, preparing the way for the "velvet revolution" after the fall of the USSR. Thus, though the 1956 revolution failed in the short term, it stimulated long-term reforms and provided the moral and political foundation for the modern post-Soviet nation. This is a history of the 1956 Hungarian uprising and its aftermath. The book sets the revolutionary events in their full context, both nationally and internationally.
Table of Contents
- Hungary after World War II
- the path to revolution
- from mass protest to armed uprising
- victory and defeat
- the Revolution and world politics
- rearguard struggles
- aims and programmes
- repression and reprisal
- resonance and memory
- afterword.
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