Hungarian Revolution of 1956 (October 23, anticommunist)

[ProudAndZionist]

The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 (Hungarian: 1956-os forradalom) was a spontaneous nationwide revolt against the Stalinist government of the People's Republic of Hungary and its Soviet-imposed policies, lasting from 23 October until 10 November 1956.

The revolt began as a student demonstration which attracted thousands as it marched through central Budapest to the Parliament building. A student delegation entering the radio building in an attempt to broadcast its demands was detained. When the delegation's release was demanded by the demonstrators outside, they were fired upon by the State Security Police (ÁVH) from within the building. The news spread quickly and disorder and violence erupted throughout the capital.
The revolt spread quickly across Hungary, and the government fell. Thousands organized into militias, battling the State Security Police (ÁVH) and Soviet troops. Pro-Soviet communists and ÁVH members were often executed or imprisoned, as former prisoners were released and armed. Impromptu councils wrested municipal control from the ruling Hungarian Working People's Party and demanded political changes. The new government formally disbanded the ÁVH, declared its intention to withdraw from the Warsaw Pact and pledged to re-establish free elections. By the end of October, fighting had almost stopped and a sense of normality began to return.
After announcing a willingness to negotiate a withdrawal of Soviet forces, the Politburo changed its mind and moved to crush the revolution. On 4 November, a large Soviet force invaded Budapest and other regions of the country. Hungarian resistance continued until 10 November. Over 2,500 Hungarians and 700 Soviet troops were killed in the conflict, and 200,000 Hungarians fled as refugees. Mass arrests and denunciations continued for months thereafter. By January 1957, the new Soviet-installed government had suppressed all public opposition. These Soviet actions alienated many Western Marxists, yet strengthened Soviet control over Central Europe, reinforcing perceptions that communism was both irreversible and monolithic.
Public discussion about this revolution was suppressed in Hungary for over 30 years, but since the thaw of the 1980s it has been a subject of intense study and debate. At the inauguration of the Third Hungarian Republic in 1989, October 23 was declared a national holiday.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Revolution_of_1956

[ProudAndZionist]

A great video about the revolution.

[Irish Zionist]

Thanks brother, I enjoyed that bit of european history.

[ProudAndZionist]

Thanks brother, I enjoyed that bit of european history.

You are welcome. We have to remember about the heroes.

[Irish Zionist]

A great video about the revolution.

Now if only they rose up like that to get rid of the gypsies from Hungary. That time may soon come. Great video, on my favourites now.

[ProudAndZionist]

[Confederate Kahanist]

Pretty cool stuff.

[Spiraling Leopard]

If obama gets his ways, we might have to relive that all over again.

[ProudAndZionist]

If obama gets his ways, we might have to relive that all over again.

Hopefully Obama will lose the next elections.

[pennyjangle]

   

    Stand up, Hungarians, your country calls.
    The time for now or never falls.
    Are we to live as slaves or free?
    Choose one. This is our destiny!
    By the God of all the Magyars, we swear.
    We swear never again the chains to bear.

First verse from SandorPetofi's [Sh- on-dor Pet -ew-fee] 1848 National Poem, known by everyone and recited by the demonstrators

[ProudAndZionist]

I'm just afraid that neo nazis / hooligans will use this date for antisemitic riots...

[mord]

I'm just afraid that neo nazis / hooligans will use this date for antisemitic riots...

tHEY WON'T JEWS TOOK PART IN THE REVOLT

On the other hand, some of the armed rebel leaders in 1956 were Jewish (István Angyal, an Auschwitz survivor, was executed on December 1,1958), and the uprising was supported by a number of Jewish writers too (for instance, Tibor Déry was imprisoned from 1957 to 1961). After the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, about 20,000 or so Jews fled the country. By 1967, only about 80,000-90,000 Jews (including non-religious Jews) remained in the country, with the number dropping further before the country's Communist regime collapsed in 1989.

[ProudAndZionist]

I'm just afraid that neo nazis / hooligans will use this date for antisemitic riots...

tHEY WON'T JEWS TOOK PART IN THE REVOLT

On the other hand, some of the armed rebel leaders in 1956 were Jewish (István Angyal, an Auschwitz survivor, was executed on December 1,1958), and the uprising was supported by a number of Jewish writers too (for instance, Tibor Déry was imprisoned from 1957 to 1961). After the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, about 20,000 or so Jews fled the country. By 1967, only about 80,000-90,000 Jews (including non-religious Jews) remained in the country, with the number dropping further before the country's Communist regime collapsed in 1989.

Jews were heroes of the revolution, but the Hungarian neo nazis riot every year. They attack the police and etc, but all the time they are fkced. 

[ProudAndZionist]

They STOLE a tank from a museum: