The Polish – Soviet confrontation in 1956 and the attempted Soviet military intervention in Poland

Krzysztof Persak

Europe-Asia Studies, 2006, vol. 58, issue 8, 1285-1310

Abstract: In 1956, a deep political crisis developed in Poland. The power elite was paralysed by internal conflicts and public feelings were strongly anti-Soviet. The Kremlin viewed this situation with concern. On 19 October, the Soviet leadership sent a top-level delegation to Warsaw to prevent changes in the Politburo which they feared might lead to Poland's secession from the Soviet bloc. Simultaneously, Soviet troops located in Poland started an advance towards Warsaw. After the dramatic talks between Khrushchev and Gomułka Soviet intervention was ceased but it took several more days before the Kremlin gave up an armed-intervention solution in Poland. It was China's firm objection to it and the outbreak of the Hungarian Revolution that made Soviet military engagement in Poland impossible.

Date: 2006
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