Russians go home! Russians back home!

Seventy years ago, on October 23, 1956, the Hungarian Revolution erupted, marking a significant uprising against Soviet control. The revolt lasted just over two weeks, ending on November 10, 1956, after a brutal Soviet intervention involving over 30,000 troops. This violent suppression resulted in thousands of Hungarian deaths and widespread reprisals, instilling fear that deterred future confrontations with Soviet power for decades. The aftermath influenced events in Czechoslovakia in 1968 and Poland in 1981, where leaders opted for internal suppression to avoid Soviet intervention.