Among Freedom Fighters. John Sadovy’s Photographs of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution

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  • 2023. October 30.

This volume presents pictures taken by John Sadovy during the 1956 Hungarian revolution. Although many of them are well-known, many others are hitherto unpublished. For both the Hungarian and the international public these unknown pieces deserve to be considered special and exciting. Some of the photographs – such as the ones taken in Köztársaság Square during the siege of the party headquarters – gained world fame in the same year, made a huge impact on the public opinion of the West and earned the artist a reputation. The Czech-born photojournalist’s pictures taken between the 29th of October and the 1st of November, 1956, offer a unique glimpse into the lives of the freedom fighters and the Budapestians during the desperate fighting and the fragile ceasefire. They show how armed rebels and civilians, adults and children responded to the warlike situation. The expression of determination, confidence, despair and exhaustion on the mainly unfamiliar faces shown on the pictures brings the reality of the freedom fight closer to the reader.


Among freedom fighters. John Sadovy's photographs of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution


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