Hungary Revolts Against Soviets: Uprising Crushed
Hungarian students sparked a nationwide revolt by marching on Parliament, pressuring their government to disband secret police and pledge withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact. Soviet tanks crushed this leaderless uprising within weeks, killing thousands and sending 200,000 refugees fleeing west. This brutal suppression alienated Western Marxists, causing massive membership losses in Communist Parties across Europe and foreshadowing the eventual collapse of Soviet control.
November 4, 1956
70 years ago
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