We’ll meet at Szabadság tér, a symbolic place where the Soviet War Memorial still stands right in front of the U.S. Embassy. From there, we’ll crisscross various parts of the city on both sides of the Danube, passing some of the beautiful landmarks you wouldn’t want to miss.
The sinister days of everyday life behind the Iron Curtain will come to life as I tell you about the surveillance methods and terror tactics of the secret police, and how the Americans were gathering intelligence despite this.
You'll get to see where it all happened: secret and not-so-secret locations where spies, agents, and diplomats lived, met, and conspired, fighting the Cold War in their own way. We'll also visit some important locations of the 1956 Revolution, and see bullet holes still visible in the walls.
The tour is based on my own research for an upcoming book about the activities of the American Legation (Embassy) between 1945 and the 1956 Revolution. Much of what you’ll hear has not been published anywhere yet. I also have a huge collection of exclusive photographs taken by the diplomats themselves, as well as ÁVO surveillance photos to show you.
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