They were actually still pro-communist, they were just anti-USSR control. They formed democratically run proletarian committees/councils and maintained free food and other necessities for workers.
It’s held as an example of Council Communist revolution.
This is from Czech-born John Sadovy, who was sent to Budapest by Life magazine and photographed three days of the Hungarian revolution. Slipping past border guards at night, he took graphic photographs that revealed the cruel reality of the Soviet-controlled state for the first time, and earned him the Robert Capa gold medal.
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TaggingStrangers on August 15th, 2020 at 14:48 UTC »
They were actually still pro-communist, they were just anti-USSR control. They formed democratically run proletarian committees/councils and maintained free food and other necessities for workers.
It’s held as an example of Council Communist revolution.
imTLONG on August 15th, 2020 at 15:03 UTC »
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Fasterwalking on August 15th, 2020 at 15:12 UTC »
This is from Czech-born John Sadovy, who was sent to Budapest by Life magazine and photographed three days of the Hungarian revolution. Slipping past border guards at night, he took graphic photographs that revealed the cruel reality of the Soviet-controlled state for the first time, and earned him the Robert Capa gold medal.
You can find more of his photos here.
Here's the original article that appeared in Life magazine in November 1956. I should add the article has a NSFW picture.