October 24th, 1956
Moscow Weighs Hungarian Revolt Amid Suez Tensions
United Nations
Soviet leaders responded to the revolt in Hungary while monitoring the separate confrontation between Egypt and the Western European powers.
World History Database / Suez War / Those involved
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Soviet Leader
5 archival records
October 31st, 1956
Soviet Leadership Reconsiders Hungarian Intervention
United Nations
Moscow's deliberations about military action in Hungary unfolded while the British and French attack on Egypt began.
November 4th, 1956
Soviet Forces Launch Major Budapest Assault
United Nations
Soviet troops moved against the Hungarian uprising while the United Nations was preoccupied with the continuing military intervention in Egypt.
November 5th, 1956
Soviet Threats Escalate Suez Confrontation
United Nations
Soviet warnings directed at Britain and France heightened the Suez crisis while Moscow's forces continued suppressing the Hungarian revolt.
November 5th, 1956
Soviet Warnings Increase Pressure on Invading Powers
United Nations
Threatening Soviet messages heightened the diplomatic pressure on Britain and France to stop the assault on Egypt.