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The Sztalinvaros(now Dunapentele)steelplant was the flagship and pride of Hungarian industry under Communism. Yet labour unrest began among the steel- workers months before the outbreak of the Hungarian Revolution.Dunapentele,1956
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The Sztalinvaros(now Dunapentele)steelplant was the flagship and pride of Hungar...

A policeman and a street sweeper at the Pest-end of Budapest's Petöfi bridge. Budapest, 1956
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A policeman and a street sweeper at the Pest-end of Budapest's Petöfi bridge....

A fashion shop in downtown Budapest, then the most elegant city in the Communist world. In 1949 an attempt was made to close down the private retail trade, but in 1953 private shops were permitted to open again.
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A fashion shop in downtown Budapest, then the most elegant city in the Communis...

The Sztalinvaros(now Dunapentele)steelplant was the flagship and pride of Hungarian industry under Communism. Yet labour unrest began among the steel- workers months before the outbreak of the Hungarian Revolution.Dunapentele,1956
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The Sztalinvaros(now Dunapentele)steelplant was the flagship and pride of Hungar...

Daily Life in Communist Hungary: People waiting at a tramway station in Budapest, summer 1956.
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Daily Life in Communist Hungary: People waiting at a tramway station in Budapest...

A young couple contemplates the giant Stalin monument on Budapest's Heroes Square.
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A young couple contemplates the giant Stalin monument on Budapest's Heroes Squa...

Life in Communist Hungary: A fashion show in Budapest in the summer of 1956, prior to the October Revolution. Budapest,1956
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Life in Communist Hungary: A fashion show in Budapest in the summer of 1956, pr...

Under Communist rule in Hungary,most farms were turned into huge agricultural cooperatives.Private farming was restricted to small plots for family-use and private sale on the free market. Cherries are sold on a Budapest street.
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Under Communist rule in Hungary,most farms were turned into huge agricultural c...

Matyas Rakosi, First Secretary of the Hungarian Communist Party, during a meeting of the Peoples' Front executive in Budapest. After his fall from power on July 17, 1956, he was sent into exile in the Soviet Union, where he died in 1971.
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Matyas Rakosi, First Secretary of the Hungarian Communist Party, during a meetin...

Istvan Kiss,sculptor,showing his model for a monument "To the Hungarian people",including Magyar tribes, medieval heroes,burghers,farmers and modern industrial workers.The monument was erected below the Budapest Castle hill. Budapest,1956
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Istvan Kiss,sculptor,showing his model for a monument "To the Hungarian people...

Farm women selling cherries and vegetables from huge baskets.
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Farm women selling cherries and vegetables from huge baskets.

An elderly couple sells hand-made toys in a Budapest street.
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An elderly couple sells hand-made toys in a Budapest street.