Facts about Hungary (Bobula Ida könyvtárából)

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INTRODUCTION
The Hungarian Revolution is already history; this fact, however,
does not exempt mankind from its moral obligation to solve the
Hungarian problem. The question remains whether the world will
continue to stand by, taking no specific action—indeed, echoing
slogans of non-interference—and condoning the massive and brutal
Soviet intervention which forced the Hungarian people back under
foreign domination.
The increasing tendency to submit all conflicts between states and
peoples to the consideration of an international forum is encourag-
ing; however United Nations prestige can only be undermined by
the non-implementation of its resolutions on the Hungarian ques-
tion. In accordance with the resolutions, Russian troops should be
withdrawn from Hungary immediately, and free elections should be
held under United Nations supervision.
Because of the uniqueness and brevity of the Hungarian Revolu-
tion, which for a short moment illuminated the East European dark-
ness and focused its spotlight on the problems existing within the
Soviet sphere of influence, even Hungarians disagree as to its mean-
ing and significance.
The Revolution's most controversial aspect is its program, which
included a multi-party system, parliamentary democracy, observance
of individual human rights and an economy based on the concept
of social justice. Under this economic plan, the society as a whole,
rather than specific individuals, would have controlled the largest
proportion of the means of production. However, since Soviet inter-
ference has deprived scholars and the world at large of the oppor-
tunity to observe the development of the attitudes and policies ex-
pressed in the Revolutionary program, it would be both unhistoric Vissza