A Short Reflection on the Debates related to the History of the Slovak state during the second world war
A Short Reflection on the Debates related to the History of the Slovak state during the second world war
Author(s): Juraj ŠuchSubject(s): History
Published by: Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai
Keywords: Slovakia; 20th century history; politics; nationalistic ideology
Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the „pedagogical” value of history. Using the example of the communist Gulag in the Slovak society, it shows how societies learn from disasters and crises. Juraj Šuch describes the way in which the myth of the Big Moravia functioned as an ideological model in the national politics of Slovakia in the 20th century.
Journal: Caietele Echinox
- Issue Year: 2002
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 126-131
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
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