Twelve Days of Fire: The Hungarian Revolution the World Forgot

Show Notes

On October 23, 1956, Hungarian students gathered peacefully in Budapest to demand reforms. Within hours, Soviet tanks rolled in, and the streets erupted in armed resistance. For twelve extraordinary days, ordinary Hungarians—factory workers, students, even children—fought the Soviet army to a standstill. Then came the crushing counterattack, the execution of Prime Minister Imre Nagy, and a silence that lasted decades. This episode tells the story of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution through the eyes of those who lived it.