Revolution in Hungary : the 1956 Budapest uprising / Erich Lessing ; texts by George Konrad [and others].

Includes bibliographical references (page 239).

Memories of the year 1956 / Erich Lessing -- Budapest 1956 : an anti-totalitarian revolution / Francois Fejto -- Communist Hungary -- A stroll in Budapest in 1956 / George Konrad -- The revolution -- The failure -- The revolution seen from the West : shock and helplessness / Nicolas Bauquet.

"On October 23, 1956, what began as a mass rally in Budapest quickly evolved into the Hungarian Revolution. Within days, millions of Hungarians were supporting the revolt. It lasted until November 4th, when it was crushed by the Hungarian police and Soviet tanks and artillery. Thousands of Hungarian rebels and Soviet soldiers were killed and injured, and nearly a quarter of a million people fled the country." "Erich Lessing was the first photographer to arrive in Hungary, and he documented the short-lived uprising and its aftermath in a series of photographs, reproduced here in stunning duotone. These world-famous images bring to life once more the hope and euphoria of the first days of the revolt, so soon to be followed by its brutal suppression."--Jacket.