Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev Biography and Timeline

Moscow Weighs Hungarian Revolt Amid Suez Tensions

Soviet leaders responded to the revolt in Hungary while monitoring the separate confrontation between Egypt and the Western European powers.

Role range: 1956-1957

Soviet Leadership Reconsiders Hungarian Intervention

Moscow's deliberations about military action in Hungary unfolded while the British and French attack on Egypt began.

Role range: 1956-1957

Soviet Forces Launch Major Budapest Assault

Soviet troops moved against the Hungarian uprising while the United Nations was preoccupied with the continuing military intervention in Egypt.

Role range: 1956-1957

Soviet Threats Escalate Suez Confrontation

Soviet warnings directed at Britain and France heightened the Suez crisis while Moscow's forces continued suppressing the Hungarian revolt.

Role range: 1956-1957

Soviet Warnings Increase Pressure on Invading Powers

Threatening Soviet messages heightened the diplomatic pressure on Britain and France to stop the assault on Egypt.

Role range: 1956-1957

Soviet Space Principles Proposed

The Soviet Union submitted proposed legal principles on space activities that informed later negotiations on the Outer Space Treaty.