ABSTRACT
Drawing on the author’s extensive research into the 1956 revolution outside Budapest, this article provides an account of developments in two of the main provincial centres of Hungary. Each in their own way played an important part in the unfolding of the revolution and the article highlights the similarities and differences between the experiences of each city and its county area. It demonstrates the extensive and deep-rooted nature of the revolutionary movement across Hungarian society, involving a wide cross-section of local society in both areas.
