The Hungarian Hero Moscow Murdered Twice

Hinzugefügt: 2026-05-05

[00:00:00]The most loyal communist in Hungary was executed by the Communist Party.

[00:00:03]>> [music] >> It's 1956, Budapest, Hungary. A true believer named Imre Nagy becomes Prime Minister during a massive uprising against Soviet control. [music] He survived Stalin's purges and served the party faithfully for decades. Now he sees a chance [music] to create socialism with a human face. He allows free speech, promises multi-party elections, and announces Hungary's withdrawal from the Warsaw [music] Pact.

[00:00:28]For 13 glorious days Hungary taste freedom, but Moscow watches in horror as their satellite state slips [music] away. Soviet tanks roll toward Budapest while Nagy still believes in negotiation. His communist background makes him trust Soviet promises of safe passage. He flees to the Yugoslav Embassy under false [music] guarantees of protection. KGB agents kidnap him from the Embassy grounds. A secret trial [music] convicts him of treason against the system he served his entire life.

[00:00:54]Two years later they execute him in silence. The loyal communist who tried to humanize socialism [music] was Imre Nagy.