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1956 revolution and freedom fight

President Novák Celebrates the Life of 1956 Martyr Árpád Brusznyai

Katalin Novák expressed that the greatness of heroes stems from the fact that, in essence, they are not different from us. People who became heroes were sons and daughters, fathers and mothers, individuals grappling with the everyday challenges of life….
Cardinal Mindszenty delivering a radio speech after being freed from prison in 1956 in the Buda Castle.

József Mindszenty and the Revolution of 1956

Cardinal Mindszenty played an important role in the 1956 revolution. He assumed his post as archbishop immediately after his release from captivity, appealed for international aid for Hungary, initiated the process of cleaning the church from Communist infiltration, while also…
A burnt-out Soviet armoured combat vehicle in Budapest in November 1956.

The Fate of the Uprising: 1956 between November and May

The events of the 1956 Revolution are quite well-known, at least in Hungary, as far as the beginning of it and the period of its brief triumph are concerned. What is less known is that the revolution was not fully…
A group of (probably) Hungarian refugees arrive at Croydon Airport on 21 December 1956.

Extra Hungariam — On the Intellectual Life of the Hungarian Exiles after 1956

The 1956ers were mostly young and eager to prove their worth…A child immigrant, George Szirtes is now a well-known British poet, winner of the T. S. Eliot Prize. A young medical student who was offered a place in Oxford’s famous…

‘The Hungarian revolution of 1956 became a part of me’ — An Interview with Edith K. Lauer, Chair Emerita of the Hungarian American Coalition 

‘While establishing the Coalition in the early 1990s, I often tried to look at issues through the “other lens”. If something works in the US, why not try it in Hungary? And if it works in Hungary, why not try…
Revolutionaries near two destroyed tanks in Budapest in November 1956.

4 November: The Day the Revolution Was Crushed

On 4 November 1956, the fate of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was sealed as Soviet troops entered the country to crush the uprising….
Budapesters look on as Soviet troops temporarily pull out of Budapest on 31 October 1956.

Football and Fifty-Six: Identity and Restoration

‘The speed and eagerness with which Hungarian clubs sought to return to their old identities, with all the loyalties and connections they represented, demonstrated the power of these emotional and social meanings. And it was just as clearly a mark…
President Katalin Novák surrounded by Hungarian Australian youth wearing folk costumes at the Hungarian Centre in Melbourne, Australia on 22 October 2023.

President Novák Attends 1956 Celebration, Meets with Hungarian Community in Melbourne During Visit to Australia

Katalin Novák stressed that one of the purposes of her visit to Australia was to keep the motherland’s connection with the Hungarian diaspora alive, and as part of the effort, she decided to celebrate the anniversary of the 1956 revolution…
Technical University students marching for freedom arrive at the Bem statue in Budapest on 23 October 1956.

Glory to the Heroes — The Nation Lives

On the 67th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution, we are launching a new section dedicated to the Hungarian diaspora. The first articles of the new section tell the stories of 1956er Hungarian Americans. We wish our Readers a sombre remembrance…
Freedom fighters in a street in Budapest in 1956.

Conflicting Russian and Hungarian Narratives of 1956 — The Inability of Moscow to Come to Terms with the Soviet Past

A recently released Russian history textbook defaming the Hungarian 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight has caused serious public uproar in Hungary, with many on the right and the left denouncing it as a falsification of history….

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