October 27, 2006
The Hungarian Revolt, Half a Century Later
Charles Gati, senior adjunct professor of European studies at the Johns Hopkins University
On October 22, 1956, students at Budapest Technical University released a list of 16 demands, starting with the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Hungary. Thirteen days later, Soviet tanks rolled through Budapest, crushing what had become a broad popular revolt.
In Failed Illusions: Moscow, Washington, Budapest, and the 1956 Hungarian Revolt (Stanford
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