Hungary had been an ally of Germany, so the soviet union treated it very harshly
Even though it was devastated by war, the soviet union insisted on $2 billion in reparation
The soviet union also required hungary to collectivise its farming in 1948 which caused widespread famine
This all heart that the soviet union wasn't popular in hungary '
Even though Hungary was devastated by the war, the Soviet union insisted on 200 million worth of reparations from Hungary and required it to collectivise its farming in 1948 which produced a widespread famine
in 1953, Imre Nagy replaced Rakosi because people were worried his brutal leadership would cause unrest in Hungar
Nagy's attempts at reform were thwarted by Rakosi who convinced the soviet leadership to make Gero the leader instead. However, Febuary 1936, Nagy was reinstated
After the thaw, people in Hungary began protesting, and on the 22nd of October 1956 Students read out a list of sixteen demands on the radio that included free elections and speech, return of prisoners of war from the soviet union and the extraction of USSR soldiers from Hungary
