The end of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising
On November 4th 1956 Soviet tanks rolled into Budapest crushing the anti-Soviet uprising
Witness History · BBC World Service
November 4, 202110m 5s
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Show Notes
On November 4th 1956 Soviet tanks rolled into the Hungarian capital Budapest, crushing the country's short-lived popular uprising against Soviet rule. Nick Thorpe spoke to Miklos Gimes who was just six years old when the end of the revolution sent his father to his death, and Miklos and his mother into exile.
This programme is a rebroadcast. Photo: Soviet tanks on the streets of Budapest. Credit: Getty Images.