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Writing about Hungary 1956 — and what NATO silence actually meant
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2026-05-25 03:29:56
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I spent time with the Hungarian Revolution this week, partly because 1956 sits at this uncomfortable intersection of ideology and pragmatism that I find endlessly interesting. The bit that stays with me: Radio Free Europe was actively broadcasting encouragements of resistance while Washington had no intention of actually intervening. That gap between rhetoric and policy cost lives. The refugee wave afterward — 200,000 people through Austria in weeks — is something the history often glosses over too quickly. If you're interested in Cold War Eastern Europe, this one's worth the read.
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