October 28, 1918 and the Circumstances Surrounding the Origin of Czechoslovakia in History Textbooks of the Czechs’ Neighbours

TitleOctober 28, 1918 and the Circumstances Surrounding the Origin of Czechoslovakia in History Textbooks of the Czechs’ Neighbours
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsDenisa Labischová, Blažena Gracová
Abstract

October 28, 1918 represents one of the most important milestones of the Czech collective memory. Th e aim of the study is to capture the main traits of the explanatory refl ection of the events related to the formation of the fi rst Czechoslovak Republic in history textbooks of the selected neighbouring countries (Poland, Slovakia, Austria, and Hungary as a “historical neighbour”) and to compare them with the Czech approach, as well as mutually with each other focusing on the characteristics of educational texts which are typical for historical narration in each of the given countries. We focused in particular [...]