Poland and Hungary, 1956: a comparative essay based on new archival findings.

The Australian Journal of Politics and History | September 1, 2002| | Copyright

The American naval historian Alfred Thayer Mahan once wrote, "Force is never more operative than when it is known to exist but is not brandished." This article will examine the different courses of events in Poland and Hungary in October 1956 and attempt to answer a question that has long intrigued scholars. Why did the Soviet Union intervene in Hungary but not in Poland? Historians have developed three theses over the past four decades. First, the "historical thesis" emphasises the two countries' different historical experiences. Advocates of this thesis posit that, for the ...

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