But in 1956, it was along this treacherous route that Hungarian Janos Antal Peter fled as a doomed revolution was quashed at home. Mounting tensions had been simmering since the end of the Second World War. The Hungarian revolution would be brutally crushed in a matter of weeks. John Anthony Peter, Hungarian revolution survivorAt first, citizens were bolstered with hope as Soviet forces initially suggested a willingness to negotiate. Following the Hungarian revolution, universities across Europe played their part in a coordinated international response.

Source: CNN October 23, 2016 09:11 UTC