“An Unselfish Interest?”: Canada and the Hungarian Revolution, 1954–1957

From: The 1956 Hungarian Revolution

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Hungarian revolution had important implications for Canadian foreign policy. This paper explores Canada’s nuanced diplomatic reaction to the crisis against the backdrop of Ottawa’s evolving attitudes toward the Soviet Union after the death of its dictator, Joseph Stalin. The moderation in Canada’s Soviet policy beginning in 1954 conditioned the country’s response to the Soviet challenge in Hungary and defined Ottawa’s long-term relations with the USSR and Eastern Europe, despite the dramatic events of November 1956.

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