Alternatywna historia : propaganda komunistyczna tworząca nieprawdziwy wizerunek Armii Czerwonej na przykładzie węgierskiej twórczości filmowej

Hungary, as an ally of the Third Reich, was treated by the USSR as a hostile state and the local population was treated according to this criterion. The violence used by the Red Army and rapes were unfortunately commonplace, and to this balance one should add the robbery activity of the Soviet army against the remnants of the Hungarian economy. In such conditions, direct Hungarian-Soviet relations were born, and Stalin, realizing the extremely negative attitude of Hungarian citizens to the new situation, decided to gradually take power over the Danube. Therefore, in Hungary, unlike in other countries of the Soviet sphere of influence, the communists showed exceptional patience in appropriating the state and all its structures. Soon, the problem faced by official communist propaganda will emerge: the declared Hungarian-Soviet friendship could not have had such dramatic roots. The authorities will therefore make a breakneck attempt to create a new historical version of events, alternative to the truth, according to which Hungarian citizens, mostly communists, fought hand in hand with Red Army soldiers against the fascist occupiers. In addition to the daily, intrusive indoctrination infused in the regime's press and radio, other tools should be used, the operation of which was to be more effective, because Hungarians would turn out to be less resistant to, for example, film messages. Therefore, Hungarian cinematography played an important role in shaping general awareness, creating an alternative history that was to replace the memory of the real events of the mid-1940s.