A népi gondolat és a harmadik út mint elvetélt kelet-közép-európai modell?
The “Folk Idea” and the “Third Way” as an Aborted East-Central-European Model?

Summary/Abstract: One of the still-unresolved enigmas of Central and Eastern Europe is whether its history follows its own unique trajectory, or whether it finds its path ‒ or escape route ‒ by being subordinated to larger regions and the ideologies that govern them in the hope of improving its own fate. Is it possible to find inherent solutions to its crises and problems? In other words: do the societies of this intermediary historical region have a nature of their own? Jenő Szűcs posited the existence of a transitional region between East and West, whose culture is neither fully Western nor entirely Eastern. Can the “third way” be a viable alternative for the peoples and nations living in this intermediary region, assuming that it indeed has a distinct nature? The following work is a reflection inspired by a recently published book that explored the intellectual-historical context of the “third way”.

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