Regardless of what one thinks of the current administration in Budapest, it is important to remember the events of October-November 1956, when student-led protests led to serious agreements on government reforms, only for Soviet tanks to quash the whole movement. Refugees fled the country for various parts from Austria to America.
I'll be brief with this post, so if you want to learn more about this historical event, please see TIME photos here, the Wiki page here, or watch this 48-minute video from the BBC's Timewatch series:
I'll be brief with this post, so if you want to learn more about this historical event, please see TIME photos here, the Wiki page here, or watch this 48-minute video from the BBC's Timewatch series:
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