1956 ⟶ Soviet Suppression of the Hungarian Revolution

November 11: The Hungarian Uprising crushed by Soviet troops...
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🏚️ German Siege of Leningrad Begins

September 8: Siege of Leningrad begins.⟶
German Siege of Leningrad Begins (1941)
World War IIEastern FrontSiegeMilitary HistorySoviet UnionAxis PowersTotal WarAtrocities
Soviet UnionSoviet Union

🛡️ Siege of Leningrad Ends: Soviet Victory

January 27: The Siege of Leningrad ends with Soviet victory after over a million deaths.⟶
Siege of Leningrad Ends: Soviet Victory (1944)
World War IIEastern FrontSiegeSoviet UnionMilitary HistoryTotal WarAtrocity
Soviet UnionSoviet UnionGermanyGermany

🤝 Warsaw Pact Signed

May 14: Signing of the Warsaw Pact.⟶
Warsaw Pact Signed (1955)
Cold WarMilitary AllianceSoviet UnionEastern BlocNATOGeopoliticsIdeologyCommunismArms RaceTreaty
Soviet UnionSoviet UnionAlbaniaAlbaniaBulgariaBulgariaGermanyGermanyHungaryHungaryPolandPolandRomaniaRomania

🇭🇺 Soviet Suppression of the Hungarian Revolution

November 11: The Hungarian Uprising crushed by Soviet troops.⟶
Soviet Suppression of the Hungarian Revolution (1956)
Cold WarSoviet UnionEastern BlocRevolutionRebellionIron CurtainCommunismKhrushchev
HungaryHungarySoviet UnionSoviet Union

🇨🇿 Warsaw Pact Invasion of Czechoslovakia

January – August: Prague Spring in Czechoslovakia crushed by the Eastern Bloc military intervention.⟶
Warsaw Pact Invasion of Czechoslovakia (1968)
Cold WarEastern BlocSoviet UnionCzechoslovakiaMilitary InterventionCommunismPolitical Repression
Soviet UnionSoviet UnionPolandPolandGermanyGermanyHungaryHungaryBulgariaBulgaria