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A Successful Revolution Anyway?

Tokya, Japan -- The Revolution of 1956 -- though failed -- still made a difference. After all, the Hungarian people courageously made up their losses afterwards and eventually led all of Eastern Europe into revolts in 1989....

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Although Kadar was and still is hated in all Hungary, he really did do a lot to minimalize the damage. He behaved as a pragmatist, and though many would say he sold his soul for the devil, the damage could have been much bigger under a Stalin-like dictator, like Rakosi.
As for Hungary's past; Hungary was occupied in the last 500 years. The first time it was an independent state was after the Treaties ending WWI -in 1/3rd of its historic territories. Millions of Hungarians suddenly became minorities in their own land, in hostile new "nation-states". The reason Hungary joined the Axis was twofold: rightly or unrightly (I still can't decide for myself) they wanted to reclaim the territories where Hungarians lived, and also realized that if they don't join, they would be invaded as every other country in the vicinity were invaded by the Germans. It does not give the leaders of the country a "get out of free jail card" for their often questionable decisions, but make them more understandable. Believe it: no one wanted the Habsburgs back.
The minority-question all around Hungary is still a very serious issue: there is a tremendous tension between minorities and the respective mjority of the given state.

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