Exile and mobility. The movement of 800 Greek political emigrants from Hungary to Czechoslovakia

Abstract

The article deals with the issue of the mobility of the 80,000 Greek political refugees who, after the defeat of the communist uprising in 1949, found asylum in the Soviet Union and its satellites. The article analyzes the constant movements that became an experiential component of the refugees and their communities in exile.

In some cases, increased mobility was a consequence of personal choices or survival strategies preferred by refugee families. At other times the movements were forced, an inevitable consequence of the choices and choices of the KKE leadership.

An unknown case of mass movement is the 'exodus' of eight hundred refugees from Hungary to Czechoslovakia, which took place in December 1956.

Keywords

• Greek emigrants
• Civil war
• Greek communism
• Hungarian Revolution1956
• Czechoslovakia