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1956: Hungary’s workers rise up with John Cunningham

1956: Hungary’s workers rise up with John Cunningham

In 1956 Hungarian workers launched a revolutionar…

Solidarity & More · Workers' LIberty

July 1, 201951m 25s

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In 1956 Hungarian workers launched a revolutionary uprising against Stalinism that saw them form workers' councils. Soviet tanks crushed the revolution. Could things have been different, and what do the events of 1956 tell us about what Stalinism represented? an Ideas for Freedom 2019 session with John Cunningham Reading list on the revolution: https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2019-07-22/reading-list-1956-hungarian-revolution See https://workersliberty.org/story/2009/04/29/hungary-1956-solasworkers-republic-editorial-november-1966