Officially called ‘On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences’, Khrushchev’s speech was a vehement denunciation of Stalin’s abuses of power and his creation of a personality cult.
Hungary had been inundated with East Germans since the government began removing the border fence in May.
On the 6th December 1956, the “Blood in the Water” water polo match took place between the USSR and Hungary.
The National Assembly of Romanians of Transylvania and Hungary declared the unification of Transylvania and the Kingdom of Romania.
On June 16th 1958, Hungarian Communist politician Imre Nagy was executed.
On the 10th September 1989, the Hungarian government announced the opening of the border with Austria to allow thousands of East Germans to leave the Communist Bloc.
The Cold War border between Austria and Hungary was opened for a short period of time for the Pan-European picnic.
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