The
Hungarian Revolution of 1956 or the
Hungarian Uprising of 1956 ( or ) was a nationwide
revolt against the government of the
Hungarian People's Republic and its
Soviet-imposed policies, lasting from 23 October until 10 November 1956. Though leaderless when it first began, it was the first major threat to Soviet control since the USSR's forces drove out Nazi Germany from its territory at the end of World War II and broke into Central and Eastern Europe.