• Kossuth Lajos Square - The tour will include a visit to Kossuth Square, home to the Hungarian Parliament. In addition to several other remarkable buildings, this square is historically significant as the site where, following a mass demonstration in 1956, many were tragically killed by the government.
• Margaret Bridge - Near the Danube’s banks, close to Margit Bridge, stands a building once known as The White House during the communist era. It served as the Party Headquarters for the Hungarian communist government. The tour will include a visit to this site and a look at the statue of Imre Nagy, the Prime Minister in 1956 who was later executed.
• Bem Jozsef Memorial - Heading south from Margaret Bridge, the tour will reach Bem Square, where 200,000 Hungarian students protested against Soviet rule in 1956, initially in support of Polish workers. The tour will also visit Bambi Eszpresszó, a haven for Buda-side intellectuals on Frankel Leó utca, which has retained its original atmosphere and interior design since the 1960s.
• Sandor Petofi Statue - Sándor Petöfi, a central figure in the 1848 revolution, symbolizes the struggle against government oppression. His statue remains a gathering point for political events and protests. In 1956, the renowned actor Sinkovits Imre recited Petöfi’s revolutionary words here, leading to his arrest and imprisonment.
• Hungarian National Museum - Situated on the quaint, one-way Sándor Bródy Street, Budapest’s Magyar Rádió Building (also known as Radio Budapest) is somewhat hidden from the city’s busier streets. This building was a focal point of the 1956 fighting, where revolutionaries called for international assistance.
• Corvin Cinema - Located in the south-east part of Budapest, Corvin köz was a major resistance center in 1956, where local youth fought against the invading Russians using Molotov cocktails and weapons seized from soldiers. The tour will explore the remnants of these battles and discuss the 1956 invasion and its consequences.

• Handouts
• A communism-related souvenir

• Other drinks or food, public transportation tickets or pass

There is ongoing debate among historians regarding the events inspired by a peaceful solidarity march by Hungarian students for the Polish on October 23, 1956: whether to label it a rebellion, revolt, uprising, popular uprising, revolution, counter-revolution, or a War of Independence.

The most apt description comes from Sándor Márai’s verse, Angel from heaven, penned for Christmas 1956: “A people exclaimed: No More!”.

The occurrences in 1956 not only rattled the communist world but also left indelible marks on global politics. The fleeting moment of experiencing “absolute freedom” endowed the Hungarians with courage and fortitude to endure the remainder of foreign oppression until its eventual downfall in 1989.

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