Herrschaftsvermittlung an der Staatsgrenze?  : Der Staatsfeiertag und die Besuche der Präsidenten in Znojmo/Znaim während der Zwischenkriegszeit

• Authors: Johannes Florian Kontny

Title variants

EN

Communication of Power At the State Border? October 28 And the Presidential Visits in Znojmo/Znaim During the Interwar Period

• Languages of publication: DE

Abstracts

EN

The article deals with the celebrations for the Czechoslovak First Republic on the state holiday (October 28) and the visits of Presidents Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk and Edvard Beneš to the Moravian border town Znojmo/Znaim. Th is town on the Czech-German “language border” only became part of Czechoslovakia in late December 1918. During the interwar period, both the state holiday as well as the visits of the presidents were used to create loyalty to the state and its local representatives. Th ese events refl ect the understanding of the state in local politics. During the twenties, the celebrations on October 28 were solely dominated by Czech parties and resulted in confl icts with their German counterparts. The understanding of the state holiday changed during the thirties. Against the backdrop of political turmoil in Czechoslovakia and Europe, the festivities on October 28 provided an opportunity to construct unity in a multinational state.

Keywords

EN

Czechoslovakia; 1918–1938; State Celebrations; Visits; Commemoration; Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk; Edvard Beneš; Znojmo

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Masaryk's Institute and Archives, ASCR
• Journal: Střed. Časopis pro mezioborová studia Střední Evropy 19. a 20. století. / Centre. Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies of Central Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries.
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 59-88
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Johannes Florian Kontny

• Masarykův ústav a archiv AV ČR, v.v.i., Gabčíkova 2362/10, 182 00 Praha 8, Czech Republic