Preface to the Series and Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Additional Data on the History of the Soviet Military Occupation (Jenő Györkei and Miklós Horváth)
Soviet Troops in Hungary after World War II
"Soviet Troops Must Enter Budapest"
The Hungarian Revolution and Events in Poland
Comrade Hegedűs Makes a Request
"The Hungarian Army Has Done Badly
The First Shots and the Occupation of the Radio Station
What Was Known in Moscow of the Hungarian Events
The Hungarian People's Army and the Revolution
The "Division of Labor" Changes
The Policy for the Peaceful Liberation of the Captive Nations and Its Forces Brought to Budapest Prove Insufficient
Soviet Tanks Open Fire-Kossuth Square, October 25, 1956
"We Increase the Number of Troops Active in Budapest
Further Reasons for the Divisions in the Hungarian People's Army
"The Military Viewpoint Overtakes the Political Viewpoint”
"Two Possible Routes Lie Ahead of Us"
The Final Attempt
The Attack Begins
"The Situation is Deteriorating"
Counter-Revolution? National Democratic Revolution?
"How Can We Master the Situation? Real Power: the Army!"
Soviet Troop Withdrawal from Budapest
"At Present the Number of Soviet Troops Stationed Here is Adequate"
"Troops Must Stay in Hungary"
Mikoyan's Unsuccessful Attempts
Imre Nagy Demands an Explanation-Kádár Speaks in Support of Nagy
"Nobody Wanted a Counter-Revolution"
Murders, Atrocities and Kádár's Propaganda Intrigues
Central Leadership of the Revolution
"Revolution is Revolution"
The Command ofBudapest Public Safety Forces is Formed
The Soviet Embassy "Siege"
National Guard Supreme Command is Formed
Polish "No," Yugoslav "Yes"
"This Government Should Not Be a Puppet Govemment"
The Revolution Tums into a War
A Mosaic of the Resistance
Notes
Soviet Military Intervention in Hungary, 1956
Alexandr M. Kirov
Questions are Increasingly Being Raised
The Hungarian Workers Party Proves Unable to Lead Society
The "Wave," a Plan for Armed Intervention
How It Began
The Plan Is Set in Motion
Soviet Troops in Budapest
"A Friendly Message to the Workers of the Hungarian People's Republic"
Re-evaluation of the Situation
Command to Cease Fire
Refugees and Hosts
Troop Invasion Continues
Preparations for a New Military Operation
The Beginning of Operation "Whirlwind"
UN General Assembly Decision
"Who Represents the Will of the People?"
The Organization of the Soviet City Commands
The End of the Suppression of the Uprising
Rearguard Actions
"Sepilov Lied"
"There Have Been, and Will Be, Arrests"
And What Happened Afterwards
The Hungarian October and the Present
The Old View Is No Longer Valid
Soviet Troop Losses
Troops Withdraw, the Graves Stay Behind
After N early 40 Years
The Price of the Khrushchev-Kádár Agreement
Conclusion
Notes
Tables
The Special Corps under Fire in Budapest - Memoirs of an Eyewitness
Y. I. Malashenko
To the Reader
Chapter 1-0n the Eve of the Events
ln Hungary-in the Special Corps Staff
Mistakes and Consequences
The Drafting of the Plan for Restoring Social Order
The Protests and the Armed Uprising in Budapest
Chapter 11-Soviet Troops in Budapest
The Hungarian Government Requests Help
The Beginning of Combat Operations
The Arrival of Soviet Political and Military Leaders in Budapest
The Arrival of New Formations and the Soviet Troop Operations in Budapest
Chapter 111-Soviet Troop Withdrawal from Budapest
The Fight Continues
Kádár Requests Military Aid
Preparations for Combat Operation
The Arrest of the Hungarian Delegation
Chapter IV-Operation "Whirlwind"
Special Army Corps Troops in Budapest Once Again
The Destruction of Armed Groups in the Country
The Direction of Soviet Troops in Hungary
The Final Destruction of Armed Groups in the Capital
Béla Király, Commander in Chief of the National Guard
Soviet Troop Losses in Hungary
Nikita Khrushchev, Imre Nagy and János Kádár
The Historical Tragedy
Afterword
The History ofthe History
Y. I. Malashenko's Letter to Jenő Györkei
Notes
Appendices and Maps
Biographical Notes
Jenő Györkei is retired Lt. Colonel of the Hungarian Army and
researcher of the Hungarian Military History Institute in Budapest.
His main field of interest is the military history of the 1956
Revolution and the Soviet intervention.
Miklós Horváth is Lt. Colonel of the Hungarian Army and researcher
of the Hungarian Military History Institute in Budapest. He has
published extensively on the subject of the Hungarian 1956
Revolution and has translated many original documents from Russian
sources.
“This unique collection of three essays on the 1956 Soviet military
intervention in Hungary uses recently unclassified material from
the Soviet archives. The essay by Russian military historian
Alexander Kirov concludes that the major lesson of 1956 is that
Russian military should not again oppose popular sentiment in a
country. The two editors, Hungarian military historians, contribute
an essay outlining their own view of events. In contrast Y. I.
Malashenko offers his recollections of events in which he was a key
participant. His observations are based on memories of oral
communications of the invading military force rather than on
written documents…the controversies generated are stimulating.”
*Choice*
“The main strength of this book is that it draws on a wide variety
of documents and documentary collections from several Hungarian
archives and one Soviet archive that were declassified after the
collapse of the Soviet Union. The Institute for the Study of 1956
Revolution in Budapest has published a plethora of books and
documents, but unfortunately very few have been translated into
English. Thus Györkei’s volume is a good start and it will serve as
a helpful reference work, containing as it does tables, maps and
bibliographic notes. Finally, I believe Malashenko is correct that
this book helps to ‘contribute to the reconciliation of our peoples
(Hungarian and Russian)’.”
*H-NET Book Review*
“The two authors convincingly argue and document it was indeed a
democratic revolution…it is a valuable contribution to Cold War
History.”
*NOD & Conversion Newsletter*
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