The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 in Retrospect [antikvár]

FOREWORD AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The views expressed in The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 in Retrospect do not represent any consensus of beUefs among the editors and contributors. It can be expected that some contributors will not sympathize with all the sentiments expressed here; some may flatly disagree with a few opinions. The editors therefore accept responsibility only for allowing the expressed views to appear in this volume. The contributions of Anna Kethly, Tibor Meray and Péter Kende were translated from the Hungarian by Béla K. Király and edited by Peter J. Beales, MA (Cantab.), former managing editor of the monthly East Europe (New York). Mr. Beales also edited the text of the rest of the book. The authors wish to express their sincere appreciation to him. The editors' grateful acknowledgment is also made for the use of excerpts from the following publications: On Communism: In Defense of the New Course by Imre Nagy. Copyright (C) 1957 by Frederick A. Praeger. Reprinted by permission of Praeger Publishers, a division of Holt, Rinehart and Winston. A reprint of this book was published in 1974 by Greenwood Press, Inc. "Husz éve" by Anna Kethly, from Irodalmi Üjsdg, September-October 1976. Copyright (C) 1976 by Irodalmi lljság (Gazette Littéraire Hongroise). Translated and reprinted by permission. "Budapest 20 Years Ago" by Béla K. Kiraly, from The New York Times, October 23, 1976. Copyright (C) 1976 by The New York Times Company. Reprinted by permission. Highland Lakes, N. J. Bela K. Kiraly August 20, 1977 Paul Jon^s