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Austria and the Hungarian uprising in 1956: Neutrality being tested, or Neutrality on the Test Stand

Wassertheurer, Peter (2016) Austria and the Hungarian uprising in 1956: Neutrality being tested, or Neutrality on the Test Stand. Corvinus Journal of International Affairs, 1 (3). pp. 88-97. DOI https://doi.org/10.14267/cojourn.2016v1n3a8

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Abstract

The following essay will show that dealing with the Hungarian refugees unmasks the popular stereotypes of the response to the uprising of 1956 as a myth of Austrian national scholarship. There was neither the unrestricted willingness of Austrians nor the boundless gratitude of the Hungarian refugees. The initial sympathies were soon followed by disillusionment and disappointment. Austrians as well as Hungarians were confronted with a reality in which the Austrian cliché of the Hungarian freedom fighter was no more appropriate than the ideas of the Hungarians about the Golden West.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:Austria, neutrality, 1956, Hungary, refugees
Subjects:International relations
History
DOI:https://doi.org/10.14267/cojourn.2016v1n3a8
ID Code:2602
Deposited By: Ádám Hoffmann
Deposited On:11 Jan 2017 13:43
Last Modified:23 Jan 2018 08:36

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