The Hungarian Uprising, 1956
- First major uprising by a satellite state to remove Soviet influence
- Hungarian leader Imre Nagy announced that he was pulling out of the Warsaw Pact
- Soviets entered the capital, Budapest with tanks and armed forces
- 30,000 Hungarians killes, 200,000 fled the country for the west
- Soviets installed a new leader Janos Kadar who agreed to follow the Soviet lines (stayed for 20 years)
- People questioned why US did no help
Interesting Fact
Irodalmi Ujsag was an opposition magazine in Hungary at the time.
Quote
This is the generation whose first cry of life was the Hungarian uprising.
-Joseph Brodsky
-Joseph Brodsky
Subjunctive Question
Why did the US not help when they had the same view on Communism?
Summary
Hungary was the first satellite state to remove Soviet influence of Communism. The leader, Imre Nagy decided to pull out of the Warsaw Pact. When the Soviets got news of this they rolled into Budapest with tankes and armed forces. In this uprising, 30,000 Hungarians killed and 200,000 fled the country for the west. The Soviets got rid of Nagy and put in Janos Kadar as Hungarys new leaders. He agreed to follow Soviet line and do as the Soveits said. The US did not help in the uprising.