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Why She Fought To understand why a teenage girl found herself carrying a submachine gun in the streets of Budapest, it is necessary to understand what happened to Hungary after the Second World War. Hungary had fought alongside Germany against the Soviet Union, driven in part by a deep distrust of communism and fear of Soviet expansion. Between September 1939 and June 1940 the Soviet Union invaded Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania. The Soviets were a growing threat to Europe in 1941 and the Hungarians heroically fought against them. When the war ended Hungary found itself occupied by the Red Army and gradually absorbed into Moscow's growing empire in Eastern Europe, just as they had feared in 1941. Political opposition was crushed, private property was seized, dissent was suppressed and a Soviet-backed communist regime consolidated power over virtually every aspect of Hungarian life. 15-year-old Erika Szeles stands in a group of men in 1956 during the Hungarian uprising. Erika was photographed by famous Danish photographer Vagn Hansen and his photos showing her willingness to stand against the Communist oppressors, despite the impossible odds, electrified people around the world. (Photo by Vagn Hansen) The Stalinist regime of Mátyás Rákosi became notorious even by Eastern Bloc standards. Political arrests, show trials, imprisonment and intimidation became routine tools of government. Thousands of Hungarians were imprisoned for political reasons, while countless others lived in fear of being denounced as enemies of the state. The communist leadership promised equality and prosperity, but delivered shortages, repression and subservience to Moscow. By the mid-1950s, frustration had reached a boiling point. The death of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in 1953 raised hopes throughout Eastern Europe that reforms might be possible. Those hopes were strengthened when Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev denounced many of Stalin’s crimes in 1956. Across the communist world, people began openly discussing political reform and national independence. In Hungary, students, intellectuals and workers increasingly demanded change. What began as peaceful demonstrations in Budapest on October 23, 1956 rapidly transformed into a nationwide uprising.

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