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THE BATTALION Page 3B WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1976 years after bloody revolt, Hungary now lives in paradox in Oct. 23, 1956, Hungarians rebelled - __Jnst their Communist government. Soviet fj P- , forces stationed in the country put down the ^ r' revolt with bloody results. Here is a look at the * r'■A, country today by a veteran correspondent who U , | ) was in Budapest at the time of the revolution \JQjyf|20 years ago. By ERIC WAHA Associated Press ■ VIENNA — Twenty years after their abortive anti-Soviet revolu tion, Hungarians describe their i country as a stage “where we can move freely, but where the promp- tei s box is in Moscow.” ■ This paradox reflects the Hunga rian way of life: to go as far as possible within the confines of the Soviet Bloc but never to twist the tail of the Rus- * I fS 1 isian bear. ■ While toeing the Soviet foreign ' policy line and remaining a staunch =3T | member of the Warsaw Pact military fljpance and Comecon, the Eastern ^ ^5^. ^^l^uiYalent of the European Com- \ M WHIR - ur itodJ fc=os/ | mon Market, the Hungarians enjoy perhaps the most liberal brand of communism within the Soviet Bloc. They even have experimented with a modified form of free market economy. Its consumer orientation has earned Hungarian communism the label of “Goulash communism.” But four Soviet divisions are be lieved to be still inside Hungary, comprising 50,000 troops, 1,200 tanks and 300 planes. To avoid open ing old wounds, the Russians are kept in their barracks or maneuver areas and have scant contact with local inhabitants. Western observers agree that the Hungarians have, for the most part, overcome the trauma of 1956. “The Hungarians feel no great love for the Russians, no particular respect, but no great hatred,” said a Western diplomat in Budapest. Tibor Dery, an 82-year-old Hun garian writer who was jailed after Soviet forces crushed the uprising, said in an Austrian television inter view recently that he felt the revolu tion had a “Happy end” after all. “I do not believe that the many wounds and destruction we suffered are still felt today, not much, at any rate,” he said. The two-week-long revolt broke out Oct. 23, 1956, and 2,700 Hunga rians were killed, 20,000 were wounded and 200,000 fled the coun try after the Soviet army went into action. The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service said 30,715 went to the United States. Hundreds were arrested in the ensuing crackdown. Scores were executed, including Imre Nagy, the premier of the revolutionary gov ernment, and his defense minister, Gen. Pal Maleter. Of the refugees, 40,000 have since returned, the government says. Others who acquired foreign citizen- Now Better Than Ever. You Win Be Pleased With These Carefully Prepared and Taste Tempting Foods. Each Daily Special Only $1.49 Plus Tax. “Open Daily” Dining: 11 AM to 1:30 PM — 4:30 PM to 7 PM . 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