num_pages: 320
description: Sandor Kopacsi was Budapests chief of police when the Hungarian Revolution erupted on October 23 1956. In a dramatic shift of allegiance Kopacsionce a Communist true believerrefused to obey orders to disperse demonstrators demanding liberalization of the regime and withdrawal of Russian troops from Hungary. Arrested several weeks later for his role in the uprising and ultimately convicted Kopacsi survived to write this extraordinary memoir the only blow-by-blow insiders account of the first armed challenge to Soviet domination of Eastern Europe. The result is a riveting eloquent and unique account of Hungary's heroic bid for freedom written by a man who witnessed and participated in the revolution.
language: English
title: In the Name of the Working Class: Budapest's Police Chief During the Hungarian Revolution Tells the Extraordinary and Terrible Story of 1956
publisher: Grove/Atlantic