Hungarian History & Memoir

Find broad histories, books on the 1956 uprising, accounts of wartime Budapest and memoirs by people who lived through these events.

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One Day That Shook the Communist World by Paul Lendvai

Read Hungary through its history and personal accounts

How to choose

  • Start with a survey for chronology or a memoir for one person’s viewpoint.
  • Check whether an account focuses on the city, the country or a community across borders.