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Hungarian Communist revolutionary and politician, the de facto leader of the Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919, People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs

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54 sources · 23 photographs · 9 artifacts · 7 sculptures · 6 documents · 4 books · 2 newspaper articles · 1 news clip · 1 painting · 1 diary entry

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Front page of the first issue of the Hungarian newspaper Vörös Ujság, dated Budapest, 1918 December 7, with the masthead 'VÖRÖS ÚJSÁG' and subtitle 'KOMMUNISTA LAP', and a lead editorial titled 'Osztályharcot!' in several columns of Hungarian text.Newspaper article

Primary source

Vörös Újság: First Editorial

Béla Kun · 7 December 1918

Spine and cover of a bound book with a dark green spine and grey-brown boards. Gold lettering on the spine reads 'TREATY OF PEACE... HUNGARY' and 'Cmd. 896'. A white library barcode label reads 'DOCS. COLL. CU-1' and 'D001182819'. A Google digitized watermark appears at the lower right.Document

Primary source

Treaty of Trianon

4 June 1920

Black and white photograph of a man in a dark suit and vest speaking to a dense crowd of men in hats in front of a building; other men sit on a rooftop and balcony at left and right.Photograph

Primary source

Béla Kun, Leader of the 1919 Hungarian Revolution

1919

Photograph of a yellowed Nazi propaganda pamphlet titled 'Die Totengräber Russlands' with a headline 'Nicht wegwerfen!' and 'Weitergeben!'. It has rows of ink caricatures of men's faces with text captions naming Soviet communist leaders, and the slogan 'Vor dem bolschewistischen Chaos bewahrt uns nur Adolf Hitler!' at the bottom. A handwritten note 'März 1937' is at the top left.Photograph

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Die Totengräber Russlands

March 1937

Sepia photograph of a dense crowd of men in hats and coats gathered in a city square in front of a stone building with arched windows. Lamp post and banners rise above them; a large statue on a pedestal stands at right, and a man on the far right holds a flag.Photograph

Primary source

Sándor Garbai and Béla Kun, Leaders of the Hungarian Soviet Republic

1919

Soviet postage stamp, 10 kopeck denomination, 1986, printed with the name Бела Кун and dates 1886 and 1939 above a black-and-white engraved portrait of a man with short dark hair and a mustache, wearing a suit and tie, with a laurel branch below and the text ПОЧТА СССР 1986.Artifact

Secondary source

Soviet postage stamp honouring Béla Kun (1986)

1986

A green-painted wooden gate and fence set between two brick pillars with small caps, opening onto a gravel road through a birch and pine forest. Inside, a wooden cross stands near a small memorial with flowers and a wreath.Artifact

Secondary source

Kommunarka shooting ground

1937-1941

Black-and-white portrait photograph of a man with cropped hair in a dark suit, white collar, and dark tie, seated in front of a patterned tapestry background with a striped chair at right.Photograph

Primary source

Portrait of Béla Kun

Gyula Jelfy

Black-and-white photograph of a dense crowd of men in hats and coats packed on stone steps in front of a building with arched windows. Red and dark banners rise on the left, and two men stand higher on the right near a pillar.Photograph

Primary source

Béla Kun Proclaiming the Soviet Republic

Cecile Tormay · 1919

News clip

Primary source

Hungarian Red Army in Kassa, 1919

"Est" Magazine, Budapest · 6 June 1919

Bronze sculpture on a concrete Y-shaped pedestal in a park with trees behind it. A tall figure raises one fist high and extends the other arm sideways. A second figure in a cap stands beside him, reaching out with one arm. Both are weathered dark green-brown.Sculpture

Secondary source

Hungarian Soviet Republic memorial, Szentes

László Marton · 1969

Black-and-white photograph of a man in a suit and light hat-less hair speaking from a raised platform to a dense crowd on a street. Behind him, rifles are propped up, and a large church with a tall tower stands in the background. Onlookers line a building on the left.Photograph

Primary source

Béla Kun Addressing a Crowd in Kassa

Cecile Tormay · 1919

Bronze statue of a muscular male figure in a cap and work clothes, right arm raised with clenched fist, body leaning forward in a striding pose. Mounted on a white concrete plinth inscribed 1919, set among trees and grass on a sunny day.Sculpture

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Hungarian Soviet Republic Monument, Bélapátfalva

István Kamotsay · 1949-1958 (style); photographed 2016

Black-and-white photograph of a group of men in hats and long overcoats walking along a cobblestone street in a city. A man in a leather jacket and breeches walks second from left. Central figure in a dark hat and coat holds papers. Buildings and a crowd are blurred in the background.Photograph

Primary source

Béla Kun and Tibor Szamuely at May Day Celebrations, 1919

Cecile Tormay · 1 May 1919

Bronze statue of a striding male figure with arms raised, wearing a cap and long coat, with a curved metal sheet behind him. The statue stands on a brick and concrete plinth. Two children sit on the plinth and two adults stand nearby on gravel under a partly cloudy sky.Sculpture

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Republic of Councils Monument, Statue Park, Budapest

Black-and-white photograph of five men in a room. Four sit on a sofa and one stands at right, leaning over a large unrolled paper or map. The seated man at center wears a military-style tunic and boots and looks down at the paper. Others wear dark civilian coats, one with a bow tie. A round wall object is visible above.Photograph

Primary source

Béla Kun with Trotsky and Frunze at the Southern Front, 1920

1920

Bronze statue of a bare-chested male figure with arms raised above his head, wrists bound with chains, standing on a white pedestal inscribed 1919, in a park with tall trees and grass.Sculpture

Secondary source

Hungarian Soviet Republic Monument, Cegléd

Black-and-white mug shot of an older man with disheveled dark hair, facing the camera with a neutral, somber expression. He wears a dark jacket over a light collared shirt against a plain grey background.Photograph

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NKVD Mug Shot of Béla Kun, 1937

NKVD · 1937

Photograph of a stone memorial with a bronze-colored relief panel showing three soldiers with a flag and a field gun with wheel, above an inscription plaque reading in Hungarian about the Egri uttörők (Eger defenders) of May 12, 1919, and the year 1959.Artifact

Secondary source

Memorial of the Siege of Eger, 1919

1959

Black and white photograph of a man in a military-style cap and jacket seated at left, a smiling woman with dark hair in a light blouse and vest holding a baby on her lap, seated in front of dense leafy vines.Photograph

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Béla Kun and His Family, 1915

1915

A black wrought-iron fence encloses a grave plot in a cemetery, with a small red lamp on an ornate iron post at left and a wrought-iron arched gate at right. Shrubs and graves are visible inside; trees and sky are behind.Artifact

Secondary source

Tomb of the Heroes of the Hungarian Soviet Republic, Kiskunhalas

Photograph of a dark red stone wall monument in a cemetery. A carved relief shows a muscular male figure slumped and falling forward, one arm reaching up. The date 1919 is carved above, Hungarian inscription below, and a plaque with text is on the right.Artifact

Secondary source

Monument to the Martyrs of 1919, Szekszárd

Pencil drawing of a man with wavy hair, a mustache, and a dark tie, seated with his arms resting on a table. Sketchy lines fill the background. The signature and the word Moscow with a date appear in the lower left corner.Painting

Primary source

Portrait Drawing of Béla Kun by Isaak Brodsky

Isaak Brodsky

Front cover of a dark red booklet. Top left reads 'Bela Kun' in cream letters. Center title reads 'Die Februarkämpfe in Österreich und ihre Lehren'. Bottom has a circular emblem with a figure and text 'Verlagsgenossenschaft Ausländischer Arbeiter in der UdSSR / Moskau-Leningrad 1934'.Book

Primary source

Die Februarkämpfe in Österreich und ihre Lehren

Béla Kun · 1934

Front view of a two-storey whitewashed house behind a stone wall and wrought-iron gate with stairs. A sign reading 'Istenhegyi út 16' is on the gate. Bare trees and orange berries surround the building.Photograph

Secondary source

Former Party of Communists of Hungary Headquarters, Istenhegyi út 16

Globetrotter19 · 2015

Black-and-white portrait of a young man with wavy hair, dark jacket and tie, leaning both forearms on a dark draped surface. Printed page with a decorative border and caption 'GENOSSE BELA KUN' and 'Führer der ungarischen Kommunisten'.Photograph

Primary source

Portrait of Béla Kun, 1919

1919

Black-and-white studio-style portrait of a man with short cropped hair, wearing a dark suit, vest, white collar and dark tie, seated on a striped upholstered chair in front of a floral wallpaper, holding a folded paper or book in his right hand.Photograph

Primary source

Portrait of Béla Kun

Black-and-white studio portrait of a man with dark, tousled hair and a thin mustache, wearing a pinstriped suit, dark tie and white collar, reclining with his head tilted and gazing to the side against a dark background.Photograph

Primary source

Béla Kun, c. 1922

c. 1922

Black and white photograph of a large crowd of men in hats and coats gathered outside a stone building with arched windows. A man in a dark suit and vest stands on a raised platform, hands in pockets, addressing the crowd. A banner hangs at right, and a street lamp is visible.Photograph

Primary source

Béla Kun celebrating the capture of Kassa, 7 June 1919

7 June 1919

Document

Secondary source

Kun, Bela (Encyclopædia Britannica, 1922)

1922

Black-and-white photo of a poster pasted on a weathered wall. Large letters read EMLÉKEZZ MAGYAR! Below is a photo of a close-cropped man's face, with dark drip shapes around it and the text MOST 25 ÉVE. Other posters are visible at the edges.Photograph

Primary source

Remember Hungarian! Poster

György Szennik · 1944

Black-and-white halftone photograph of a man with short, swept-back hair and a small mustache, wearing a dark suit jacket, collared shirt, and tie, looking slightly to the side of the camera.Photograph

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Photograph of Béla Kun

Photo of a dark memorial plaque mounted on a pinkish-red building wall, with raised Cyrillic lettering in several lines of text. The plaque text commemorates a 27 June 1922 joint plenum session where Béla Kun spoke.Artifact

Secondary source

Memorial Plaque to Béla Kun, Perm

Mnavi

Photo of a square granite memorial plaque mounted on a building wall. Raised Cyrillic text in a lighter stone panel reads that in this building worked Béla Kun, 1924-1936, and ends with the name БЕЛА КУН in large letters.Artifact

Secondary source

Memorial Plaque of Béla Kun, Moscow

A green-patinated metal street sign mounted on a green metal post, reading 'KUN BÉLA' with '12' below and 'HRSZ: 5369' at the bottom. Bare winter branches with snow are behind it.Artifact

Secondary source

Kun Béla Street Sign

Solymári

Revolutionary EssaysBook

Primary source

Revolutionary Essays

Béla Kun · 1919

133 Days of Hungarian BolshevismBook

Primary source

133 Days of Hungarian Bolshevism

László Bizony · 1920

Document

Primary source

Communication on the Wireless Negotiations with Béla Kun

Vladimir Lenin · End of March 1919

Diary entry

Primary source

An Outlaw's Diary

Cécile Tormay · 1923

Title page of the book Béla Kun and the Hungarian Soviet Republic. Large bold title at top, subtitle below about the Communist Party of Hungary in the 1918-1919 revolutions, author Rudolf L. Tőkés, and publisher details at bottom.Book

Secondary source

Béla Kun and the Hungarian Soviet Republic

Rudolf L. Tőkés · 1967

Printed Russian order No. 3 of the Crimean regional Cheka commission, Simferopol, 16 September 1921, listing names and sentences, with the heading 'Приговор приведен в исполнение' and signatures at the bottom.Document

Primary source

Crimean Cheka Execution Order No. 3

Ротенберг А. И. · 16 September 1921

Black and white sepia-toned portrait of a bald man in a dark suit, white shirt, and dark tie, with a small lapel pin, seated in a chair with his hands clasped on his knee. Plain light background.Photograph

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Portrait of Béla Kun, 1928

Unknown author · 1928

Scanned Russian questionnaire titled 'Анкета' for registration of former White Army participants, form number 44, with handwritten answers and a large handwritten annotation reading 'Расстрелять' (execute) with a signature-like mark across the page.Document

Primary source

Prisoner File with Execution Order, Yalta

Официальный документ ВЧК, подписан Э. М. Удрисом · 7 December 1920

Sepia photograph of a crowd of men in military-style caps, coats and boots standing outdoors in front of a plastered building with an arched doorway. A white banner with a red star outline is held on a pole at center, and a dark flag is at right. A man in a bowler hat and dark suit stands in the middle.Photograph

Primary source

Red Star Tableau from the Hungarian Soviet Republic

1919

Black and white photograph of a stone relief monument with three tall panels set on a plinth in a park. Three standing male figures in relief: left shirtless, center in a suit, right in a long coat and cap. Bare winter trees behind.Sculpture

Secondary source

Workers' Movement Memorial, Ludovika (Kun Béla) tér

Olcsai Kiss Zoltán, Farkas Aladár, Herczeg Klára · 1973

Mindenkihez! (To Everyone!) PosterNewspaper article

Primary source

Mindenkihez! (To Everyone!) Poster

Magyarországi Szocialista Párt · 1919

Scan of a printed Russian order titled Приказ № 8, to the city of Yalta and Yalta district, dated 2 June 1919. It warns that anyone caught spreading rumours and inciting national hostility will be immediately shot. Signed by Commandant Novikov and senior adjutant Sandler, printed by the Yalta Soviet Typography.Document

Primary source

Yalta Commandant's Order on Executions

Комендант Новиков · 2 June 1919

Outdoor bronze-and-metal sculpture of a group of marching revolutionary figures, some in caps and coats with rifles raised, with a larger central figure raising a fist on a pedestal, set on a grassy hill beside a lamp post and power lines.Sculpture

Secondary source

Béla Kun Memorial by Imre Varga, Memento Park

Imre Varga · 1986 (statue); photographed 22 August 2008

Three tall dark bronze reliefs of standing male figures set on a red brick wall in a gravel yard under blue sky. Left: a shirtless figure with a cap. Center: a man in suit and tie. Right: a man in a cap and jacket. Names are inscribed at the bottom of each panel.Sculpture

Secondary source

Béla Kun, Jenő Landler and Tibor Szamuely Memorial

Olcsai-Kiss Zoltán, Herczeg Klára, Farkas Aladár · 1967 (statue); photographed 11 June 2011

Soviet-era lithograph recruitment poster. Top Russian headline reads 'Workers and peasants! Enlist in the Red Army.' A red-coated soldier in cap holds a red flag and stands over a fallen enemy soldier. A green serpent-like dragon wearing a crown, labeled Romania, bites at a soldier. A woman in a veil, labeled Bessarabia, is chained to the dragon. A red star with rays, labeled Red Hungary, shines above.Artifact

Primary source

Odessa Soviet Red Army Recruitment Poster

Department of Soviet Propaganda of the Executive Committee of the Soviet of Working Deputies, Odessa · 1919

Photograph of several 1919 Hungarian Soviet Republic propaganda posters pasted on a wall, with 'MÁJUS 1' headings. The central poster shows a worker in shirtsleeves raising a fist and carrying a pole beside railway workers; its text reads 'VASUTASOK!!! GYERTEK A VÖRÖS-VASÚT EZREDBE ÉPITENI'. A text poster on the right reads 'DUNÁNTÚLI MAGYAROK!'. A red-star emblem sits above it, and a banner at the bottom reads 'VÖRÖS HATALOM...' in large letters.Photograph

Primary source

Hungarian Soviet Republic Propaganda Posters, Budapest

Péchy László (donor); Tibor Pólya (graphics) · 1919

Sepia photograph of a wall covered with Hungarian Soviet Republic propaganda posters, with a faded sign reading RAKOCZI above. Posters show rows of marching workers and soldiers with the slogan VÖRÖS KATONÁK ELŐRE, and figures pushing and straining with NE TÉTOVÁZZ headings.Photograph

Primary source

Hungarian Soviet Republic Propaganda Graphics, Budapest (Fortepan 75868)

Péchy László (donor); Béla Uitz and Ödön Dankó (graphics) · 1919

Black-and-white photograph of a 1919 propaganda poster in a dark frame. A woman with a raised arm stands above a group of armed workers and soldiers, one holding a rifle and a flag. Handwritten Hungarian text at bottom reads 'Feleségeikért Gyermekeikért Előre'. Partially visible printed text is at the top of the image.Photograph

Primary source

Hungarian Soviet Republic Poster by Pór Bertalan, Budapest

Péchy László (donor); Pór Bertalan (graphics) · 1919

Black-and-white street photograph of a wooden wall covered with Hungarian Soviet Republic posters. A large banner reads 'Proletárok védjétek a tanácsköztársaságot! Fegyverbe!' Below are smaller posters, including one with 'VELEM VAGY ELLENEM' and one reading 'Lelánczoltuk az alkoholt!' Two pedestrians in long coats and hats walk past on the left.Photograph

Primary source

Hungarian Soviet Republic Posters, Budapest (Fortepan 75863)

Péchy László (donor); Ödön Dankó and Marcell Vértes (graphics) · 1919

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Hungarian Communist revolutionary and politician, the de facto leader of the Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919, People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs On Humy.ai you can chat with an AI version of Béla Kun that draws on a short biography and 54 historical sources during the conversation — by text or voice, in 42 languages.
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It draws on a short biography and 54 historical sources (photographs, artifacts and sculptures), including “Vörös Újság: First Editorial”, “Treaty of Trianon” and “Béla Kun, Leader of the 1919 Hungarian Revolution”. Each source has its own page on Humy.ai.
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