The Czech minority in Vienna 1948-1989: a conflict between patriotic and free compatriots on the pages of the Czech press in Vienna

• Authors: Jan Cebe , Alexandra Blodigová
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This study examines the development of the Czech minority in Austria ( Vienna) in the second half of the 20th century (1948–1989). It describes the division of the community into two camps, defined by their differing relationships to communist Czechoslovakia. The authors primarily focus on the role of the minority press in this period. Based on content analysis of newspaper articles from that period, they demonstrate how the minority press was a key initiator of the schism, which affected life in the expatriate community on the Danube for more than 40 years, and whose effects Czechs in Vienna continue to reconcile with to this day.

Keywords

EN

Czech minority; Vienna; 1948-1989; Czech newspapers; Vienna free gazette; Vienna minority gazette

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Institute of History, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Moderní dějiny: sborník k dějinám 19. a 20. století (Modern History: Studies into 19th and 20th century history)
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 29
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 203-243
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Jan Cebe

• Moderní dějiny, redakce, Historický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i., Prosecká 76, 190 00 Praha 9, Czech Republic

author

Alexandra Blodigová

• Moderní dějiny, redakce, Historický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i., Prosecká 76, 190 00 Praha 9, Czech Republic