Hoover Library and Archives Present New Exhibit; ''A Tear in the Iron Curtain: The Hungarian Uprising of 1956''.STANFORD, Calif. -- Revolution, it was said, was in the air. On October 23, 1956, thousands of Hungarians began peacefully demonstrating against the communist government that had dominated the nation since 1949. During the 12 days that followed the protests escalated with millions of Hungarians becoming involved. Initially, when the Soviet tanks withdrew, many Hungarians believed they were victorious. However, after Prime Minister Imre Nagy
or Warsaw Treaty Organization Military alliance of the Soviet Union, Albania (until 1968), Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania, formed in 1955 in response to West Germany's entry into NATO. , the Soviets returned in force and crushed the revolution. The Hoover Library and Archives exhibit, "A Tear in the Iron Curtain Iron Curtain Political, military, and ideological barrier erected by the Soviet Union after World War II to seal off itself and its dependent eastern European allies from open contact with the West and other noncommunist areas. : The Hungarian Uprising Hungarian Uprising can refer to:
"A Tear in the Iron Curtain" features photographs taken by the eminent Austrian photographer Erich Lessing who covered the Hungarian Uprising from its beginning to its end. Lessing, who covered political events in post-World War II Europe for the Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. and Magnum Photos Magnum Photos is an international photographic cooperative owned by its photographer-members, with offices located in New York, Paris, London and Tokyo. According to co-founder Henri Cartier-Bresson, "Magnum is a community of thought, a shared human quality, a curiosity about what , had his work published in LIFE, Paris Match Paris Match is a French weekly magazine. It's best known for the frequent use of paparazzi photographs. The magazine also covers major national and international news along with celebrity features. Paris Match was founded in 1949 by the industrialist Jean Prouvost. , Picture Post, and Quick Magazine. Other materials included in the exhibit are broadcasts by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (in Hungarian with English transcripts) and flyers and leaflets that outline the Hungarian Freedom Fighter demands. The exhibit will also include screenings of a documentary film by Sally Gati titled Starting Over in America: The Story of the Hungarian 56ers that focuses on 15 Hungarians who came to the United States following the revolution. Although the events of 1956 continue to be studied and debated, the Hungarian Uprising is viewed as the tear in the Iron Curtain that foreshadowed the end of the Soviet bloc. After the Iron Curtain came down in 1989, Hungary was able to embrace a democratic system, proclaiming itself the Republic of Hungary on October 23, 1989. The exhibit will be open to the public from September 19 through December 15, 2006, in the Herbert Hoover Memorial Exhibit Pavilion, next to Hoover Tower, and is free of charge. Pavilion hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more information, go to www.hoover.org/hila/pavilionexhibit.htm or contact 650-723-3563. |
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