by Iulian Simbeteanu | Jul 31, 2019 | Hungary, Romania
The Hungarian communists did not enjoy popular sympathy in early 1919, but this would change after their leaders were detained by the police, and the party secretary, Béla Kun, was beaten in custody. The inability of Budapest’s Berinkey government to gain the support... by Iulian Simbeteanu | Jul 29, 2019 | Hungary, Romania
The victory of the Hungarian communist revolution led to the establishment of the first Bolshevik regime in Europe after the October Revolution in Russia. The de facto leader of the new regime was Béla Kun, the secretary of the Hungarian Communist Party and the... by Ciprian Stoleru | Jul 24, 2019 | Romania, Treaty of Versailles
When the regime of Béla Kun was installed in Hungary, the Supreme Council had already decided to support the great majority of Romania’s claims at the Paris Peace Conference. Bela Kun came from a small... by Ciprian Stoleru | Jul 22, 2019 | Hungary
On March 23, 1919, an unexpected news raised serious concerns in Paris. The knowledge that a totally unknown Bolshevik took power in Budapest dismayed the Great Powers present at the Paris Peace Conference. Suddenly, Bolshevism had taken a giant step towards Western... by Ciprian Stoleru | Jul 20, 2019 | Treaty of Versailles
In the search for international recognition of its union with Bessarabia, Bukovina, Banat and Transylvania, Romania found itself threatened by the new political current sweeping in from the east. The installation of bolshevism in Hungary in the spring of 1919 was a...