page_title: Hungarian Soviet Republic
hierarchical_section_title: Hungarian Soviet Republic
caption_attribution_description: English: Military success of the Hungarian Soviet Republic&#160;&#160; Territory under Romanian and French control in April, 1919&#160;&#160; Territory under the control of the Hungarian Soviet Republic&#160;&#160; Territory recovered by the Hungarian Soviet Republic&#160;&#160; Territory under French and Yugoslav control Italiano: Situazione territoriale della Repubblica sovietica ungherese&#160;&#160; Territori sotto il controllo rumeno e francese nell'aprile 1919&#160;&#160; Territori sotto il controllo della Repubblica sovietica ungherese&#160;&#160; Territori riconquistati dalla Repubblica sovietica ungherese&#160;&#160; Territori sotto il controllo francese e jugoslavo Español: Situación territorial durante el periodo de la República Soviética Húngara&#160;&#160; Territorio bajo control rumano-francés en abril de 1919.&#160;&#160; Territorio originalmente bajo control de la República Soviética Húngara&#160;&#160; Territorio recuperado por la República a Checoslovaquia&#160;&#160; Territorio bajo control franco-yugoslavo
context_page_description: The Hungarian Soviet Republic, literally the Republic of Councils in Hungary was a short-lived small communist rump state. When the Republic of Councils in Hungary was established in 1919, it controlled only approximately 23% of the territory of Hungary's classic pre-World War I territories.
  It was the successor of the first Hungarian People's Republic and lasted only from 21 March to 1 August 1919. Though the de jure leader of the Hungarian Soviet Republic was president Sándor Garbai, the de facto power was in the hands of foreign minister Béla Kun, who maintained direct contact with Lenin via radiotelegraph. It was Lenin who gave the direct orders and advice to Béla Kun via constant radio communication with the Kremlin. It was the second socialist state in the world to be formed, only preceded by the October Revolution in Russia which brought the Bolsheviks to power. The Hungarian Republic of Councils had military conflicts with the Kingdom of Romania, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and the evolving Czechoslovakia. It ended on 1 August 1919 when Hungarians sent representatives to negotiate their surrender to the Romanian forces.
context_section_description: The Hungarian Soviet Republic, literally the Republic of Councils in Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarországi Tanácsköztársaság or Magyarországi Szocialista Szövetséges Tanácsköztársaság) was a short-lived (133 days) small communist rump state. When the Republic of Councils in Hungary was established in 1919, it controlled only approximately 23% of the territory of Hungary's classic pre-World War I territories (325 411 km²).
  It was the successor of the first Hungarian People's Republic and lasted only from 21 March to 1 August 1919. Though the de jure leader of the Hungarian Soviet Republic was president Sándor Garbai, the de facto power was in the hands of foreign minister Béla Kun, who maintained direct contact with Lenin via radiotelegraph. It was Lenin who gave the direct orders and advice to Béla Kun via constant radio communication with the Kremlin. It was the second socialist state in the world to be formed, only preceded by the October Revolution in Russia which brought the Bolsheviks to power. The Hungarian Republic of Councils had military conflicts with the Kingdom of Romania, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and the evolving Czechoslovakia. It ended on 1 August 1919 when Hungarians sent representatives to negotiate their surrender to the Romanian forces. Due to the mistranslation, it is often referred to as "Hungarian Soviet republic" in English sources, despite the literal name being "Republic of Councils in Hungary" to avoid any strong ethnic connotation with Hungarian people.
caption: Map of territory of the former Kingdom of Hungary, May–August 1919
  
    Controlled by Romania in April 1919
    Controlled by Hungary
    Subsequently controlled by Hungary to establish the Slovak Soviet Republic
    Controlled by French and Yugoslav forces
    Borders of Hungary in 1918
    Borders of Hungary in 1920
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