The Hungarian Student, 1958 (3. évfolyam, 1-2. szám)
1958-10-01 / 1. szám
still does not fully meet the great need for more reference material of this nature. The authors of the second chapter are Dr. Stephen D. Kertész, Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, who wrote «Communist Conquest of Hungary», and Paul Kecskeméti, Ph. D., Senior Research Associate with the Rand Corporation, Washington, D.C., who is also author of the article «Road to the Revolution». While Prof. Kertész gives a competent picture of the penetration of communists, backed by the Soviets, into Hungary’s political, social and economic life, Paul Kecskeméti points out that the Hungarian people, sunk to colonial status during the post-war years, had no other choice left except open rebellion. The third chapter discusses the Revolution. After a brief summary of events between October 23 and November 4, 1956, there follows a study by Edmund 0. Stillman on the «Ideology of the Revolution». Mr. Stillman attemps quite successfully, to analyze the ideology of the Hungarian Revolution, basing his analysis on the spontaneous radio reports during the revolt that reflected the opinion of the Hungarian people. Added to this chapter we find the István Bibó plan (recently sentenced to life imprisonment), world response to the Hungarian Revolution, and a description of the Hungarian people’s heroic resistance. The fourth chapter is devoted to the Hungarian cause in the United Nations. Failure to settle the Hungarian question up to date, notwithstanding the resolutions condemning the Soviet government and the Kadar régime, is described dramatically at some length. Unfortunately several factual though unimportant errors remained in the text. The fifth chapter deals with the tragedy that followed the Revolution and the execution of Imre Nagy and his associates. This study by George Torzsay-Biber, L. D., entitled «Legal Observations», is an excellent contribution to the book. In this chapter we also find the echoes of condemnation from all parts of the world after the tragedy, in which profound indignation is expressed by many nations of the world, among them India, Indonesia, and several other Asian countries. The sixth chapter consists of three studies: «The Soviet Armed Forces in Hungary: Legal Aspects», by Ferenc Vali; «The Judicial System of the Kádár Regime», by Leslie LeNard; and «Hungarian 19 Minorities Under Communist Rule», by István Révay.
