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133 Days of Hungarian Bolshevism

László Bizony · 1920

A 1920 contemporary account by László Bizony describing the rule of Béla Kun and Tibor Szamuely during the Hungarian Soviet Republic.

This contemporary account describes and condemns the rule of Béla Kun during the Hungarian Soviet Republic.

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László Bizony, 133 Tage ungarischer Bolschewismus, Leipzig/Vienna, 1920.

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What it is

A book titled 133 Tage ungarischer Bolschewismus ('133 Days of Hungarian Bolshevism'), written by László Bizony and published in 1920 in Leipzig and Vienna. It describes the rule of Béla Kun and Tibor Szamuely and the violent events of the period, including counter-revolutions, murders and executions.

Why it matters

Written soon after the fall of the Hungarian Soviet Republic, this account reflects how contemporaries viewed the regime of Kun and Szamuely, portraying it as a time of bloodshed and terror. As an early, highly critical source, it shaped how the Hungarian Soviet Republic was remembered in the years that followed.

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  • Why might the author have chosen such dramatic language in the title and chapter headings?
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