October 22. Information about political changes in Poland reaches Hungary. The Technical University students in Budapest organize a march in support of Polish transformations.  

George Gömöri (student of the Polish Philology Department of the University in Budapest):

   It was generally known that something extraordinary was happening in Poland, but nobody knew exactly what this meant. A day earlier the party’s organ “Szabad Nep” published the text of Gomułka’s speech but not everyone had a chance to read it and even those who had read the text were confused. What happened in Poland? So I went out in a hurry and I soon saw T. and his friends. I greeted them and before I managed to open my mouth to ask what had actually happened, someone said: “Haven’t you heard? The Soviet troops have surrounded Warsaw. […] We knew only that the Poles were demanding greater freedom and  greater national independence, which was the reason why they had elected Gomułka. The Russians were trying to prevent these changes. We had to do something. […] After a short discussion we decided to mobilize our friends and acquaintances to stage a peaceful demonstration to support the beleaguered Poles.