Revolution in Hungary

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ISBN: 9780500513262

³ö°æÉç: Thames & Hudson

³ö°æÄê: 2006-10-23

Ò³Êý: 252

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×°Ö¡: Hardcover

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On 23 October, 1956, what began as a mass rally in Bem Square, Budapest, quickly evolved into the Hungarian Revolution. It lasted until 4 November, when the Soviet tanks rolled in. Up to 50,000 Hungarians and 7,000 Soviets were killed, and thousands were injured. Erich Lessing, who found himself in the thick of the action, documented the cruelly short-lived revolt and its aftermath in a series of world-famous photographs, reproduced here in stunning duotone.

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A member of Magnum and the winner of numerous awards for his work, Erich Lessing lives in Vienna. His introduction to the book records his memories of those days in Budapest. Political journalist Fran?ois Fejto writes about the political and historical background; novelist Gyorgy Konrad tells of his personal experiences during that period; and historian Nicolas Bauquet discusses the aftermath of the revolt and its repercussions in the Western world.

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