The 1956 Hungarian revolution : a history in documents / compiled, edited, and introduced by Csaba Békés, Malcolm Byrne, János Rainer ; assistant editors, József Litkei, Gregory F. Domber.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Békés, Csaba, contributor, editor.

Byrne, Malcolm, contributor, editor.

Rainer, M. János, contributor, editor.

Litkei, Józsf, editor.

Domber, Gregory F., 1974- editor.

American Council of Learned Societies.

Series:

National Security Archive Cold War readers.

National Security Archive Cold War readers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hungary--History--Revolution, 1956--Sources.

Hungary.

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--1953-1975--Sources.

Soviet Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (l, 598 p., [8] leaves of plates ) ill., maps ;

Place of Publication:

Budapest, Hungary ; New York, New York : Central European University Press, [2002]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

If there had been all-news television channels in 1956, viewers around the world would have been glued to their sets between October 23 and November 4. This book tells the story of the Hungarian Revolution in 120 original documents, ranging from the minutes of the first meeting of Khrushchev with Hungarian bosses after Stalin's death in 1953 to Yeltsin's declaration made in 1992. Other documents include letters from Yuri Andropov, Soviet Ambassador in Budapest during and after the revolt. The great majority of the material appears in English for the first time, and almost all come from archives that were inaccessible until the 1990s.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Preface

Foreword

Introductory Essay

Editors’ Introduction and Acknowledgements

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Chronology of Events

PART ONE. HUNGARY BEFORE THE REVOLUTION

PART TWO. FROM DEMONSTRATIONS TO REVOLUTION

PART THREE. HUNGARY IN THE AFTERMATH

DOCUMENTARY EPILOGUE

Main Actors

Organizations

Bibliography

Index

Photos

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 568-582) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

963-386-386-4

0-585-45764-6

OCLC:

1338019637

Publisher Number:

2027/heb08623 hdl