Pécs és Baranya 1956-ban - Baranyai történelmi közlemények 3. A Baranya Megyei Levéltár Évkönyve 2008 (BML, 2008)

Résumés

the systematic instrument excavation of the area the men of the battlefield archeology group found the material instruments of the clashes of 1956, which have remained in the field up to now, as well as light machineguns, cartridges, shrapnels left by fighters while escaping. On the basis of the situation and state of these instruments of war, researchers can draw conclusions concerning the development of military actions taking place in the surroundings of Vágotpuszta of the Mecsek Hills. The author provides a really profound analysis related to weapons, ammunition found in the field, by stating the producing country, manufacturing mark and the year of manufacturing. In accordance with all these facts, he points out the fact that fighters of Mecsek possessed mainly obsolete instruments of war, which were produced between 1944 and 1952. A valuable material of illustrations is attached to the study. The writer's study means a novelty in historiography of the revolution of 1956 due to the application of aspects related to war history. György Frankovics: Yugoslavian documents on the revolution of 1956 The author publishes the results of his archival research of Belgrade in this work. First he surveys the development of Hungarian-Yugoslavian and Soviet-Yugoslavian political, diplomatic relations between 1945 and 1956. In the time of détente following Stalin' s death, the Yugoslavian ambassador Dalibor Soldatic arrived in Budapest in the end of 1953, who gave strictly secret reports to Belgrade concerning the assessment on the situation of the events of the Hungarian revolution of 1956 in 1956. The writer presents these reports as well as, by assessing these, he analyses the changes of TitoYugoslavian policy in different periods of the revolution. In the beginning the Yugoslavian leadership supported the policy of Imre Nagy. They saw the Hungarian realization of Yugoslavian self-administration system in the establishment of workers' councils. The Yugoslavian ambassador gave an objective account of the national and anti-Soviet character of protest demonstrations however did not conceal his aversion to "nationalist and antisocialist" elements among demonstrators. According to ambassador Soldatic the change-over to multi-party system and the introduction of KossuthCoat of Arms were unacceptable for the neighbouring countries. The Yugoslavian ambassador prepared an interview with Géza Losonczy, János Kádár, Soviet ambassador Andropov and Imre Nagy, too. At the dawn of November he granted Imre Nagy and his political group political asylum. The author expounds the position of the Jugoslavian ambassador about how the kidnapping of Imre Nagy and his group was implemented as a result of "dual" politics of Jugoslavia and the Kádár-régime.