„A székelyek múltjának marxista feltárásáért”
“For a Marxist Szekler History”

Programmatic Writings from Socialist Era

Summary/Abstract: The work of István Imreh (1919, Sâncraiu/Sepsiszentkirály – 2003, Cluj-Napoca/Kolozsvár) about the exploration of the history of the Szeklers is outstanding in a number of ways. We refer to his studies on economic and social history of Szeklerland, his decades long engagement with teaching that resulted in a number of disciples, and also to the programmatic writings aiming at the systematic exploration of Szekler history. In my paper, I undertake to present these latter works. This choice is not an arbitrary one. Although, a number of István Imreh’s contemporaries and colleagues (such as Zsigmond Jakó, Ákos Egyed, Elek Csetri, Lajos Demény) had expressed their opinion about the situation of the historiography of the nationalities, I focus on Imreh’s writings about Szekler history as they are unique in their deliberate and consistent nature. Moreover, Imreh’s writings apparently served as reference, too.

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