Three Histories of One Slovakia. Polish Interwar Writings on the Slovaks’ Situation in the Face of the Collapse of the Habsburg Monarchy
Three Histories of One Slovakia. Polish Interwar Writings on the Slovaks’ Situation in the Face of the Collapse of the Habsburg Monarchy
Author(s): Adam ŚwiątekContributor(s): Anna Sosenko (Translator)
Subject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Political behavior, Politics and society, Nationalism Studies, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: First Czechoslovak Republic; Polish- -Czech relations; Polish-Slovak relations; historiography; political commentary; Second Polish Republic;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to show the attitude of Polish interwar literature (political commentary, historiography) towards the role of Slovaks in building the First Czechoslovak Republic and their situation in the state they shared with Czechs. The collected material has been divided into three categories: pro-Hungarian, pro-Czech (pro-Czechoslovak) and pro-Slovak, but the author also notes an interest in Slovakia related to the Slavic studies conducted during the Second Polish Republic. The works discussed in this article attempted to compare the Slovaks’ situation under the Hungarian rule and in Czechoslovakia; to answer the question whether the Czechoslovak nation existed; and to suggest with whom the Polish state should see its future on the international arena (support Hungary’s aspirations to recover Slovakia, establish good relations with Prague, or support the Slovak nationalist movement against Czechs).
Journal: Folia Historica Cracoviensia
- Issue Year: 25/2019
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 193-226
- Page Count: 34
- Language: English