Failed Illusions – Moscow, Washington, Budapest, and the 1956 Hungarian Revolt

Failed IllusionsMoscow, Washington, Budapest, and the 1956 Hungarian Revolt\nAuthor(s): Charles Gati\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Stanford University Press, United States\nImprint: Stanford University Press\nISBN-13: 9780804759649, 978-0804759649\nSynopsis\nWinner of the 2007 Marshall Shulman Prize\n\n The 1956 Hungarian revolution, and its suppression by the [url] was a key event in the cold war, demonstrating deep dissatisfaction with both the communist system and old-fashioned Soviet imperialism. But now, fifty years later, the simplicity of this David and Goliath story should be revisited, according to Charles Gati's new history of the revolt.\n\n Denying neither Hungarian heroism nor Soviet brutality, Failed Illusions nevertheless modifies our picture of what happened. Imre Nagy, a reform communist who headed the revolutionary government and turned into a genuine patriot, could not rise to the occasion by steering a realistic course between his people's demands and Soviet geop.