A „korai szlovák történelem” az újabb szlovák szakirodalomban
“Early Slovak History” in Recent Slovak Scholarly Literature

Summary/Abstract: Focussing on the topic of “early Slovak” history, the paper explores the works of those historians who continued or started their professional activity after the establishment of the second Slovak Republic. It concentrates on the major syntheses, with additional attention paid to specialized work dealing with some important sub-topics. It also examines the efforts at the deconstruction of historical myths and some aspects of national memory politics. Some of the topics touched upon are the rule of Pribina, the Principality of Nyitra, the evangelizing mission of Constantine and Methodius, and, in the context of Great Moravia, the reign of prince Svatopluk.

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