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Budapest Hammer and Sickle Communist Times Tour
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Spanish
Free cancellation if canceled at least 24 hours before the start of the experience.
Description
On this tour, we’ll take you on a journey back through time to show you what life was like during our 50 years of Communism and how Big Brother dictated our lives.
On this tour, you’ll get a comprehensive overview of Hungary’s communist era. Learn about how children were raised, family life, travel restrictions, and what life was like behind the Iron Curtain. Discover the challenging process of obtaining a passport and delve into intriguing aspects of the time, from black markets to banana lines.
We’ll explore the history of the Communist government appointed after World War II, whose policies led to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. The tour provides an overview and highlights major locations where significant events unfolded.
You’ll stop at Liberty Square to see Budapest’s last remaining Soviet monument. Our journey continues to the Hungarian Parliament, where the first shots of the 1956 uprising were fired, and includes a visit to the related exhibition. You will walk along the Danube to the Imre Nagy Memorial, dedicated to the prime minister who led Hungary during the 1956 revolution. Finally, the WWII-era Shoes on the Danube Bank memorial concludes the tour.
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