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I dont care the national myths, i do care about only facts. I know the myth of 56', its an unquestionable thing in Hungary. But lets check the facts and it's background.
The first step of 56' happened in 1941 when Hungary declared war on Russia, although the russian government supported the hungarian territorial claims in the Carpathian Basin especially in Romania even if Hungary stays neutral. Despite the friendly attitude of russians the hungarian foreign minister Béla Imrédy was cold with Molotov, because Hungary was hardcore anticommunist at this time, so it was impossible to make alliance with Russia, but instead of neutrality the government declared war on Russia. This is the reason why the russian troops were in Budapest because of WW2.
After 1990 and the fall of communism the new democratic government created a myth around the ""democratic and liberal"" Imre Nagy the revolutionary leader of 56' although he was communist in the reality, not even democrat, he also participated in the stalinist terror during the Rákosi system. Nagy wanted such reform communist system what existed in Yogoslavia, he didnt want to join to the western block neither to the soviet block. Yes russians did many crimes in 56', just like the hungarian army in Russia during the WW2, so why should i hate Russia?
1. Its not Soviet Union anymore.
2. In the 90' years Russia gived compensation for 56' and the soviet occupation. For example Hungary kept the complete soviet infrastructure including trains, buildings, tons of military vehicle, weapons etc.
3. Between 1918-1919 Russia was the only country that supported hungarians against the entente intervention.
Basically Russia was friendly with Hungary after the WW1, just like today, its time to rethink the hungarian-russian relations especially nowadays when Hungary is alone against the EU dictators. Do you know what ukrainians did with the hungarian minority in Subcarpathia? They harassed them all the time, they banned the hungarian language, they droped bomb on the hungarian kultur house, they humiliated the hungarian memorial in Vereczke, dont make me laugh that Hungary must sopport these agressors.
Russia didnt start any war, this war started in 2015, when the ukrainian govermenment attacked their own minorites by weapons.
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