69 years ago today, massive protests broke out on the streets of Budapest, which would later be known as the start of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution

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by LeviJr00

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  1. And look at it now, especially at its magnificent collaboration with its friends, the other EU states…

  2. The revolution never ended. There are still remnants of former USSR influence haunting them.

  3. On 23 October, people of Budapest took to the streets to protest against the tyrannic regime of Ernő Gerő and his cabinet. The small protest turned into a massive protest, which frightened Ernő Gerő (Secretary of State), who along with his cabinet fled from the parliament (later he would broadcast on radio that “he did nothing wrong, and the revolutionaries are a bunch of fascists”).

    On this day, the iconic symbol of the revolution was born: a Hungarian flag with the “Rákosi Emblem” cut out. At 6 PM, the crowd gathered at the HUGE 8 meter high 6 ton heavy Stalin Statue, and took it down. They now had their momentum, and they would use it in the following days to take the radio by force and make their voice heard across the world. The revolution had started.

    On this day we also honour the people who defended our nation against the communists; 20.000 Hungarians died in the invasion that commenced on 4 November. Rest in peace, our Heroes! 🇭🇺🕊️

  4. The fact that physical violence is abhorred in protests and used for more oppression, but the systemic violence that affects millions of people over decades is somehow “necessary” is the biggest manipulation operation governments and the rich have ever successfully done.

  6. The sight of the Hungarian secret police being strung up outside the embassy played a pretty significant role in developing Yuri Andropov’s paranoia later in his career.

  7. This event was branded a “counter-revolution” by the communist party of my country. Shame on us.

  8. I love an anecdote popular in Hungary. Hungarians and Poles were historically very close, share history, and love for both nations. They also have a “holiday” Polish-Hungarian Friendship Day on March 23rd. And since today, we have a putin-loving pos as a prime-minister and hismparty, people like to ask “When is a Russian- Hungarian Friendship Day? On October 23rd”.

  9. Luckily they got themselves a russia loving dictator again

  10. Shame it happened pretty close to the Suez canal crisis, so in the end the revolution have been overshadowed by that event pretty much, which allowed the USSR to roll in and end it swiftly

  11. Had they succeeded, it would have been nice ~~, Nature-san~~.

  13. My grandfather came to Norway after this happened, he died 30 years ago but I can hardly even imagine how angry he would’ve been if he was still alive today.

  14. The greatest shame is that 69 years after ’56, Hungary once again has a Muscovite leadership in the person of Viktor Orbán.

  18. My great grandfather was involved in the the revolution. He was first sentenced to death, but it was later modified to a life sentence. He was released in 1974, and became a heavy drinker.

  19. Grandfather almost died then. He despised the Soviet Union to his death in 1990 and he would despise what Orbán and his cronies are doing these days.

  21. This had effects that rippled far and wide.

    Communists in many countries were split over this matter. Tankies defended the invasion while others began to oppose tyrannical acts like this.

    Some conscripts in Finland were suddenly handed live ammo and moved out of barracks, because the government was worried that this violence would spread to other countries and there had to be some military readiness in case Finland was also getting invaded. (Overreaction in retrospect.)

  22. 69 years later, Orban is doing a big kiss on russia.

  23. 69 years ago, Hungarians bravely rose up against Soviet control in what became the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Even though it was suppressed, their courage and fight for freedom left a lasting legacy and still reminds us how valuable and fragile freedom is.

  24. I guess they hated being reminded that Hungary was a part of Axis and some of the most anti-Semitic and violent acts were committed by the Hungarians during WW2.

  25. Avanti ragazzi di Buda

    Avanti ragazzi di Pest

    Contadini braccianti operai

    Il sole non sorge più ad est!

  27. Those who do not learn the lessons of history…

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