1848–49 legendái és mítoszai
Legends and Myths of 1848-49

Summary/Abstract: The study reviews the national myths and legends that are linked to the history of the 1848-49 Revolution and War of Independence. These include the legend that Sándor Petőfi recited the National Song on the steps of the National Museum on 15 March 1848; that Croatian ban Josip Jellačić broke the terms of the three-day armistice following the Battle of Pákozd on 29 September 1848. It is also unjustifiable to attribute the success of the Battle of Pákozd to the activities of the National Defence Committee, which was set up in September 1848. According to the study, the Battle of Kápolna on 26-27 February 1849 had no influence on the issue of the Ołmütz Constitution of 4 March 1849, nor did Franz Joseph I kiss the hand of the Russian Tsar Nicholas I in Warsaw on 21 May 1849. It also briefly touches on the assumptions surrounding Petőfi’s deportation to Siberia and the interpretation of 1848-49 as a Masonic world conspiracy.

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