Gyula Háy

Gyula "Julius" Háy (5 May 1900 – 7 May 1975) was a Hungarian communist intellectual and playwright.

During World War II, he lived for a time in Moscow's Hotel Lux, along with scores of other Communist exiles.

During the revolution, he played a significant role in the Hungarian Writers' Union, as a revolutionary body.

He was involved in the workers council movement, and wrote the radio appeal to the intellectuals of the world which was broadcast as the Parliament building fell to Soviet troops.

[citation needed] Háy was arrested and sentenced to 6 years in prison in November 1957.