WorldMoscow agreed to withdraw from Budapest in 1956, then sent 60,000 troops to crush Hungary’s revolution

In October 1956, hundreds of thousands of Budapest residents demanded reforms, free elections and the withdrawal of Soviet troops. The peaceful demonstrations became an armed uprising. Moscow first agreed to concessions and a troop withdrawal, then reversed course; on November 4, Soviet forces crushed the revolt. Thousands died and about 200,000 Hungarians left the country. Western governments condemned Moscow but did not intervene. Historian Alexey Uvarov discusses the uprising and why it remains politically contentious in Hungary.

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