Hungary 1956: The Day Hope Met Soviet Steel - W2W 05600:24:37

Here we trace how, only eleven years into Soviet rule, Hungarys brief hope after Stalins death ignites into demands for reform, free speech, and withdrawal of Soviet troops. Students mass in Budapest, the secret police fire on demonstrators, and the uprising spreads as workers councils seize factories and crowds pull down Stalins statue. Imre Nagy promises neutrality and multi-party politics, but Moscow wavers, then sends in overwhelming force. As tanks return to Budapest, street fighting erupts, radios broadcast desperate pleas, and the revolution is crushed, leaving thousands dead and a generation convinced that the thaw was an illusion.

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Hosted by: Sebastian Brandstetter
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson
Co-produced by: Sebastian Brandstetter
Creative Director: Iryna Dulka
Community Management: Anna Deinhard & Tom Aldis
Written by: Sebastian Brandstetter, Jesse Karami
Research by: Sebastian Brandstetter, Jesse Karami
Edited by: Karolina Dołęga
Color grading by: Karolina Dołęga
Artwork by: Himanka Kalita
Sound design by: Marek Kamiński

Colorizations by:
Mikołaj Uchman
Karolina Dołęga

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Image sources:
FORTEPAN: 74232, 93004, 18607, 141577, 74215. 40141, 141576
National Archives NARA
Warsaw residents reading special editions on the street Date October 21, 1956 courtesy of Collectie Fotocollectiie Afdrukken, Bestanddeelnr 157-1284

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