Merry apocalypse

Fin-de-siècle Vienna

Authors

  • Dominika Mencin

Keywords:

Vienna, turn of the century, fin-de-siècle, cultural history

Abstract

The capital of the Habsburg Monarchy at the turn of the century was a very interesting place: the capital of the empire was also a fast growing industrial city, a place where poverty and wealth went hand in hand; it witnessed the rise of the new political mass movements and tensions between the monarchy´s nations. Above all, it was a place of a fantastic cultural development and prosperity, carried mainly by the German and liberal-oriented Jewish middle class.

Published

2025-08-04

Issue

Section

Prispevki