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The Slovenes and the Habsburg Monarchy (1848-1918)

Authors

  • Janez Cvirn

Keywords:

Slovenes, political history, Habsburg Monarchy, 1848-1918

Abstract

The author deals with the attitude of the Slovenes towards the Habsburg monarchy in the period 1848-1918. Although the Slovenes were not at all satisfied at the time with the Austrian monarchy, most of the Slovenian politicians were nonetheless pro-Austrian oriented until 1918. After the fall of the monarchy in 1918, however, the majority of the Slovene politicians entered into a veritable competition as to who would get more credit for freeing the Slovene people from the "prison of nations".

Published

2025-07-01

Issue

Section

Prispevki