1956 - The Kossuth Lajos Square Massacre and its Memorial - Paperback

• ISBN-13: 9789639848764 
• ISBN-10: 963984876X 
• ISSN: 2416-3481 
• Format: Paperback 
• Language: English 
• Pages: 31 
• Publisher: The Office of the National Assembly 
• Publication Year: 2015

Overview

1956 - The Kossuth Lajos Square Massacre and its Memorial is an insightful English-language documentary booklet authored by Csaba Németh. It commemorates the tragic events of 25 October 1956, when Hungarian and Soviet forces opened fire on peaceful protesters in Budapest’s Kossuth Lajos Square during the Hungarian Revolution. This booklet provides a concise but powerful overview of the massacre—known as “Bloody Thursday”—and the subsequent memorial exhibition opened in 2014, located in a former ventilation tunnel of the Hungarian Parliament building. Through detailed narrative and evocative photography, the booklet guides readers through the exhibition space while honoring the victims and the historical significance of the 1956 revolution.

Product Features

• ISBN-13: 9789639848764
• ISBN-10: 963984876X
• ISSN: 2416-3481
• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• Page Count: 31 pages
• Publisher: The Office of the National Assembly, Hungary
• Publication Year: 2015
• Series: The Kossuth Square Booklets
• Author: Csaba Németh

Interesting Facts

• Historical Significance: The booklet documents one of the darkest moments of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, shedding light on an event where the exact number of victims remains unknown.
• Memorial Exhibition: It describes the memorial site inaugurated in 2014 during the reconstruction of Kossuth Square, housed in a repurposed ventilation tunnel beneath the Parliament.
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: The booklet reflects a collaboration of historians, curators, translators, and designers, including the series editors Margit Kerekes and Csaba Németh, exhibition curator Sandor Őze, and graphic designer Anita Batki.
• Photographic Documentation: Features photography by Gyérgy Bencze-Kovacs, adding vivid visual context to the text.
• Cultural Tribute: The publication is a cultural and historical tribute that serves as a resource for readers worldwide interested in Eastern European history and democratic movements.

Publisher Information

Published by the Directorate of Cultural Affairs of the Office of the Hungarian National Assembly, Budapest, Hungary, 2015.

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