I used to believe that the Hungarian uprising was one of Socialist Hungary simply wanting to leave the Warsaw Pact and become neutral while remaining socialist, like Yugoslavia. While disagreeing in principle with the USSR's repression of (what I thought) this independent socialist movement, I grudgingly understood that the USSR believed that the intact Warsaw Pact was critical to its defense strategy as a wall of "buffer states" between itself and NATO. It chose it's own security over Hungarian self-determination. In hindsight, maybe not the best choice.

These photos change my opinion provided they are real and representative of the general situation on the ground.

I assume that there were some anti-soviet socialists in the citizenry, and they likely participated.

I assume liberals participated.

I also assume that a great many nationalists and fascists participated, since Hungary had been fascist before being defeated by the Soviets in WW2. I highly doubt that all of Hungary's surviving fascists had abandoned fascism by 1956. If people were actually lynching communists and Jews, then they weren't socialists, and they weren't liberals.

I assume, in this instance, if the USSR had allowed the uprising to proceed, it would have resulted in either a liberal capitalist state or a fascist one, which would have fallen under the influence of NATO, even if it didn't outright join it.

My view is still open however, and I welcome other opinions.