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Object description
Hungarian civilian in Budapest, Hungary, 10/1956-11/1956; escaped to GB via Austria, 11/1956
Content description
REEL 1 Aspects of period as schoolchild during Siege of Budapest, Hungary, 12/1944-2/1945: nature of siege; arrival of Soviet Army; attitude towards Russians. Recollections of period as worker in Budapest, Hungary, 10/1956-11/1956: question of reasons for revolution; activities during demonstrations, 23/10/1956 including hearing Imre Nagy in Parliament Square; lifestyle and employment at time of Uprising; initial clash between demonstrators and security police at radio station; move to his aunt's flat and how he was locked in their house, 24/10/1956; visit to centre of city, 25/10/1956; encounter between demonstrators and Soviet tank crews; march to Parliament Square; arrival of mother.
REEL 2 Continues: role of women in family; story of family using picture of Josef Stalin for toilet paper; discover of dead Russians during visit to centre of Budapest, 25/10/1956; attitude of populace towards Russians and Hungarian security forces; conditions in Budapest after Soviet withdrawal; change in situation after return of Soviet forces, 4/11/1956; reasons for leaving Hungary for GB; story of journey from Budapest to Austrian border, 18/11/1956-19/11/1956. Aspects of period as refugee in Austria, 11/1956-12/1956: reception on arrival in Austria; behaviour of Austrians towards refugees; flight to GB, 12/1956.
REEL 3 Continues: location of aunt's house in the Buda area of Budapest; sight of Russian T-34 Tank in flames; visiting radio station during demonstrations; opinion of BBC radio broadcasts; question of American intervention in uprising; return visits to Hungary; attitude towards uprising.
REEL 4 Continues: collecting piece of broken statue of Stalin; reiteration of visit to Parliament Square; writing of play relating to experiences in Budapest, 10/1956.