Anti-Communist Riots in France as a Response to the pro-Moscow Stance of the French Communist Party Towards the 1956 Hungarian Uprising Cover Image

Antykomunistyczne zamieszki we Francji jako reakcja na promoskiewskie stanowisko Francuskiej Partii Komunistycznej wobec powstania węgierskiego 1956 r.
Anti-Communist Riots in France as a Response to the pro-Moscow Stance of the French Communist Party Towards the 1956 Hungarian Uprising

Author(s): Michal Wenklar
Subject(s): Political history, Political behavior, Politics and society, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
Keywords: French Communist Party; Hungarian uprising; anti-communism; Fourth Republic;

Summary/Abstract: The French Communist Party (PCF) adopted an unequivocally pro-Moscow position towards the events in Hungary in 1956, criticising the rebels and supporting Soviet intervention. This provoked violent social opposition, culminating on 7 November when, during the riots, attempts were made to seize and set fire to the buildings of the PCF Central Committee and the communist newspaper “L’Humanité”. Three people were killed and many injured in the street fighting. While the attitude towards the Budapest uprising caused many intellectuals to move away from the PCF, the attacks of 7 November strengthened the unity of the party, which remained the most pro-Soviet of all Eurocommunist forces.

  • Issue Year: 38/2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 658-679
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish