In November 1956, Soviet troops violently suppressed the uprising in Hungary, whose participants demanded the restoration of freedom of speech and other civil liberties, and full independence from ...

The Warsaw Pact meant that the USSR controlled Hungarian foreign policy. Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet leader, made a ‘Secret Speech’ in February 1956 which criticised the previous Soviet ...

What was the Hungarian Revolution of 1956? The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was a spontaneous nationwide uprising against the Soviet-backed government of Hungary that began on October 23 ...

He appeals to the United Nations to help defend Hungary's neutral status. Unconfirmed reports say Soviet troops are surrounding the Budapest radio transmitter and have taken control of the airport. 4 ...

On November 4th 1956 Soviet tanks rolled into the Hungarian capital Budapest, crushing the country's short-lived popular uprising against Soviet rule. Nick Thorpe spoke to Miklos Gimes who was ...