The Hungarian Revolution of 1956: Photos From the Streets of Budapest | LIFE | TIME.com

Recalling the 1956 Hungarian uprising against the Soviet Union through photographs by the great Michael Rougier.

It lasted less than three weeks, from Oct. 23 until Nov. 10, but the Hungarian Revolution that convulsed Budapest and the rest of Hungary in late 1956 sent shock waves through eastern and central Europe that reverberated for decades. More than a few historians, in fact, cite the popular revolt as the first rip in the Cold War’s Iron Curtain.

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