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Lecturer(s)
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Rychlík Jan, prof. PhDr. DrSc.
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Course content
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1. Introduction. Slovakia as a part of Hungary before the reforms of Joseph II. One indivisible Hungarian Nation (una eademque natio hungarica). The beginning of Slovak Natioanal Awakening and the origin of Slovak national identity. Reforms of Joseph II and theor consequences. Religious problems. 2. The formation of Slovak nation. Hungary and Slovakia during the French Revolution and Nepoleonic wars. The beginning of modern Hungarian nations and other nations of Hungary. The second phase of the National Awakening. The origins of magyarization. 3. Economic, social, political and cultural develoment of Slovakia in pre-March 1848 period. Serfdom question in Hungary. First factories and development of industry. Hungarian liberalism and its impact on Slovakia. Schools and education, cultural institutions in Slovakia. Religious questions. Slovaks and their relations to Czechs. Origins of czechoslovakism. Language question. Codification of literary Slovak language by Ľudovít Štúr (1843). Political program of Štúr and his circle. 4. Revolution 1848-1849 and Slovakia. General caharacter of the revolution in Austria. Hungarian revolution and Slovaks: limits of Hungarian revolution in the question of nationality. Formation of Slovak national program: the Requirements of the Slovak Nation. Abolition of serfdom. Slovaks at the Slavic Congress in Prague. The relations between Czehs and Slovaks in 1848. A definitive split between Slovaks and Hungarians. Slovak National Council. Slovak uprisng in the Autumn of 1848. The defeat of Hungarian revolution in 1849. Slovak memorandum to Emperor Francis Joseph I. The results of the revolution for Slovaks. 5. Naoabsolutism (Bach´s absolutism) in Hungary and Slovakia.Character of neoabolutism. Political and cultural situation. Economical development in 1850´s. Confessional situation: the concordate and the Protestant Decree. 6. Slovakia between 1861 and 1867; the fall of Bach and neoabsolutism. October decree. February Constitution (1861). Cultural situation and schools in Slovakia: Matica Slovenská (Slovak Academy) and grammar schools. Austrian-Prussian war (1866) and Austrian-Hungarian Compromise (1867) 7. Slovakia after Austrian-Hungarian Compromise. The impact of the Compromise on Slovaks. Political situation: Slovak National Party and the New School. Language Act of 1868. Magyarization, liquidation of Matica slovenská and Slovak grammar schools. 8. Slovakia during teh period of forced magyarization. Political parties in Hungary: Liberal Party and Independence Party. Political passivity of the Slovak National Party (SNP). Economic development in 1880´s and 1890´s. 9. Slovak-Czech relations after Austrian-Hungarian Compromise. Olds Czechs and Young Czechs and the Slovak question. The Czech realists. Slovak studnets at the Czech schools. The "Detvan Student Club", monthly "Hlas" (Voice) and the hlasists. Foundation of Czechoslav Unity Organization (Českoslovanská jednota) and its ativities. Czech-Slovak meetings in Luhačovice ("Luhačoviscké sněmy") . The idea of one Czechoslovak nation and Czechoslovak language at the beginning of 20th century. Czech consessions in the language question. 10. Political development in Slovaki at the turn of 19th and 20th centuries. Confessianal laws and the beginning of Hungarian Catholic People´s Party. Slovak catholics and the beginning of Slovak People´s Party. Andrej Hlinka. Cooperation of Slovak deputies with deputies of other non-Hungarian nations. Protests in Hungary 1905-1906 and the struggle for general sufrage. Origins of agrariian movement in Slovakia and of social.democratic party. An attemp to form Slovak National Council. 11. Slovakia in WW I. 12. Separation of Slovakia from Hungary and her unification with the Bohemian lands (Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia). Czechoslovakia (1918)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Project teaching
- Preparation for credit
- 16 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 28 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 16 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The lecture contemplates the history of Slovakia till the establishment of the Czechoslovakia.
Students will learn about the development of the Czech and Czechoslovakian international politics after the First world war and the Cold war.
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Prerequisites
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Fulfilment of previous study obligations, knowledge of Czechoslovak history.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student's performance analysis
Active attendance on discussions (lessons); fulfilment of homework; study of recommended literature. Every student must read at least three books dealing with the topic (it is possible to read also other books than those on the list) and must write a short essay.
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Recommended literature
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Habaj, I. - Mrva, I. a kol. Slovenské dejiny od úsvitu po súčasnosť.. Bratislava, 2015. ISBN 978-80-8046-730-2.
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Hronský, M. Slovensko pri zrode Československa. Bratisilava, 1987.
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Kováč, D. Dějiny Slovenska. Praha, 1998. ISBN 80-7106-267-7.
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Mrva, I. - Segeš, V. Dejiny Uhorska a Slováci. Prešov, 2012. ISBN 978-80-8046-586-5.
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Rychlík, J.:. Češi a Slováci ve 20. století. Česko-slovenské vztahy 1914-1945. Bratislava 1997.
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