Istoricheskie narrativy v kraevedcheskikh zhurnalakh Burgenlanda v period mezhdu dvumia mirovymi voinami

Törő, László Dávid (2024) Istoricheskie narrativy v kraevedcheskikh zhurnalakh Burgenlanda v period mezhdu dvumia mirovymi voinami. CENTRAL EUROPEAN STUDIES, 7. ISSN 2619-0877 (In Press)

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Abstract

Border regions of nation states have always played an important role in the process of national identity construction. The region Burgenland has been transferred to Austria in 1921. After the First World War the country was compensated with a territory that had previously been a part of Hungary. Since the “birth” of the region it has been heavily contested mostly by Hungarian historians. Of course, the Austrian historical writing was eager to integrate Burgenland into its national histories. The aim of my study is to show how local history journals participated in creating a new regional identity in Burgenland. Three journals will be at the centre of my attention: Burgenland, Mitteilungen des Burgenländischen Heimatschutzvereins, and the fusion of these two: the Burgenländische Heimatblätter. I show the differences and debates between these journals, as they often polemised with each other to determine who should dominate the discourse about the history of Burgenland. The journal Burgenland had close ties to the regional government and oriented towards German nationalism. In contrast to the Burgenland, the Mitteilungen was published by the Burgenländische Heimatschutzverein, a civil society organization. In the volumes of Mitteilungen nationalism was less present, rather we can observe a critique towards industrialism and strong romanticization of nature. Burgenland was financed by the regional authorities, whereas Mitteilungen relied mainly on donations and membership fees. I will also introduce debates between Hungarian and Austrian authors (Otto Aull and Gyula Gáyer) about this region to present a nuanced and balanced picture about the Burgenland-debate in the interwar period.

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