© E. Riv Leo·Sep 27Fifteen Months Old, at the Center of the WorldA childhood memory from the autumn of 1956.
Kristina Kalapos·Nov 14, 2024Searching for Middle Ground. What Would Frank Do?My father, Frank, with just the shirt on his back, fled communist Hungary in 1956 after the failed revolt against the Russians. The…
History In An Hour·Feb 7, 2024Blood in the Water — Cold War Olympics6 December 1956 saw one of the most violent and politically-charged sporting clashes in history, an event that came to be known as ‘ Blood…
History In An Hour·Feb 7, 2024Matyas Rakosi — brief biographyMatyas Rakosi was, from 1949 to 1953, Joseph Stalin’s man in Hungary. A Stalinist to his core, Rakosi secured and maintained power by…
