After a grueling escape from Hungary following the 1956 Soviet invasion, her father arranges for friends to take her across the Atlantic to America. Before she boards the ocean liner, he pulls her ...

In late 1944, the Soviet Red Army was advancing west on its march toward Berlin but was stopped on the outskirts of Budapest by determined resistance from Nazi and Hungarian soldiers. The Red Army ...

The nationalization decree included foreign-owned businesses. Interesting exception: Soviet-Hungarian joint stock companies (most of the oil, all aviation and shipping) were left undisturbed.

Located in a wooded area near the village of Nagyvazsony in central Hungary, the base – nicknamed "Little Moscow" by locals – was a Soviet base abandoned in 1990. The Red Army may have kept a ...

Thousands of Soviet troops and officials were stationed in Hungary, and they were a drain on Hungarian resources, leading to poverty. In June 1956, the Hungarian people began to protest against ...

With the Soviet Red Army just 100 miles away from Budapest, Hungarian head of state Miklós Horthy considered signing an armistice with the Allies. The Nazis acted swiftly, forcing him to resign ...