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1953 - Khrushchev becomes First Secretary
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Criticising Stalin’s rule - (DeStalinisation) Hope for easing of communist rule...
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hard-line communist leadership is unpopular because…
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People live in fear of - political oppression - thousands imprisoned
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Cultural identity is challenged - Soviets force Hungary to use Soviet language - not Magyar
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Catholic church is suppressed - Cardinal Mindszenty arrested
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