Baják László Ihász István: The Hungarian National Museum History Exhibition Guide 4 - The short century of survival (1900-1990) (Budapest, 2008)

Room 16. From the Belle Epoch to the Collapse of the Monarchy (1900-1919). László Baják

ement buildings... in short, practically everything. With the aid of a strongly manipulated election, it created the National Assembly of Soviets that would legitimise its measures. In the fanatic fever of reforming society even the décor inside the parliament building was changed. However, the condition of the foreign policy of the Republic of Councils was very bad. The government (the Revolutionary Council) trusted that it would be able to cooperate with Soviet Russia; further, that the Bolshevik revolution would spread further westward and turn into a world Mihály Biró: Election poster for the Social Democrats, beginning of 1919 Mihály Biró: "Villains! Is this what you wanted?" (poster, end of March 1919) News of the Communist take-over of power reaches the Paris Peace Conference as its discusses the carving up of Hungary