Historical Failure or Political Realism? The 1956 Hungarian Revolution’s (Mis)Handling by the United Nations

Nagy, András (2021) Historical Failure or Political Realism? The 1956 Hungarian Revolution’s (Mis)Handling by the United Nations. Köz-gazdaság, 16 (3). pp. 31-47. DOI https://doi.org/10.14267/RETP2021.03.04

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Abstract

After nearly G5 years of the Hungarian 195G Revolution, several questions remained unanswered, mainly concerning the international responses to the Revolution and the brutal suppression of the revolt. The article examines the possibilities and the limitations of the international organization when two member states violate the Charter ofthe very organization,they are members of. Based on current archival research concerning recently declassified documents, the (mainly behind the scenes) activity and the (mainly demonstrative) passivity of the UN are analyzed and explained, without offering any excuse for the political pragmatism of the organization that was once built on moral principles.

Item Type:

Article

Uncontrolled Keywords:

revolution, international organization, resolution, documents, cold war, investigation, witnesses

Subjects:

Political science
International relations
History

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14267/RETP2021.03.04

ID Code:

6819

Deposited By:

Veronika Vitéz