Nationalizing Habsburg Regimental Tradition in Interwar Czechoslovakia
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چکیده
In interwar Czechoslovakia, the construction of a well-founded military establishment was core component state building process. Reflecting broader trends across post-imperial, particularly post-Habsburg space, Czechoslovak builders deployed rhetoric radical transformation predicated in part on rejection imperial legacy. As this article shows, however, certain elements Habsburg tradition survived transition from empire to nation-state. Focusing legacy Bohemia’s old regiments, I argue that “imperial” could be adapted for use new republic through process selective reimagining. During period, regimental groups consisting Czech-speaking veterans dedicated considerable time and energy project “nationalizing” tradition. By emphasizing historically Czech character their former regiments within establishment, these veterans’ provided means by which incorporated, conceptually, into prevailing narratives heritage.
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عنوان ژورنال: Hungarian historical review
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2063-8647', '2063-9961']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.38145/2022.1.169