Stalin Monument (Budapest)
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The Stalin Monument was a statue of Joseph Stalin in Budapest, Hungary. Completed in December 1951 as a "gift to Joseph Stalin from the Hungarians on his seventieth birthday", it was torn down on Octo
The Stalin Monument in 1953
The Stalin Monument in Budapest
Badly-damaged head of the statue sitting on Grand Boulevard.
The remains of the monument after its destruction in 1956.
Polish October
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The Polish October, also known as the Polish thaw or Gomułka's thaw, as well as the "small stabilization" was a change in the politics of the Polish People's Republic that occurred in October 1956. Wł
Stalin Monument (Budapest)
…around two hundred thousand Hungarians gathered in Budapest to demonstrate in sympathy for the Poles who had just gained political reform during the Polish October. The Hungarians broadcast sixteen demands over the radio, one of them being the dismantling of Stalin's statue. A hundred thousand Hungarian revolutionaries…
Władysław Gomułka at the height of his popularity on 24 October 1956 addressing a crowd of people in Warsaw, asking for an end to demonstrations and a return to work.
Władysław Gomułka