Československo a revoluce v Maďarsku v roce 1956

• Authors: Eva Irmanová

Title variants

EN

Czechoslovakia and the Revolution in Hungary in 1956

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

The events of 1956 in Hungary were part of a crisis of the entire Soviet bloc between 1953 and 1957, and also its culmination. Along with the nationwide movement in Poland, it shook the entire block to its core, threatening the system’s stability, coherence and operation. 1956 was the first time there was an opportunity to form a continuous belt of states from the Baltic to the Adriatic striving for an autonomous relationship to the Soviet Union and securing changes within the bloc. Czechoslovakia prevented such a belt from forming, its leaders playing an oppositional role in the endeavour. From spring 1956, ever-deepening differences were seen in the internal political development of Czechoslovakia and Hungary, which prevented a joint approach. The brutal defeat of the Hungarian Revolution had a significant impact on West European communist parties and the social democratic left, while also consolidating Moscow’s power over East Europe. Soviet military intervention was justified as an attempt at protecting the achievements of the socialist order in Hungary, and preventing the victory of “fascist and imperialist reactions”. The Czechoslovak communist leadership exploited the Hungarian Revolution and its subsequent defeat to consolidate its power and secure political unity on a conservative basis.

Keywords

EN

history; 20th century; Cold War; Soviet bloc; Hungary; 1956 Revolution

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Institute of History, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Moderní dějiny: sborník k dějinám 19. a 20. století (Modern History: Studies into 19th and 20th century history)
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 27
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 217-277
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Eva  Irmanová

• Moderní dějiny, redakce, Historický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i., Prosecká 76, 190 00 Praha 9, Czech Republic