Remarks on the Political Programme of the Transcarpathian Rusyns Included in the Memorandum of 13 October 1849. Did It Mean a Break with Galician Rus’? Cover Image

Uwagi o programie memorandum Rusinów zakarpackich z 13 października 1849 roku. Czy był w nim postulat zerwania więzi politycznych z Rusinami galicyjskimi?
Remarks on the Political Programme of the Transcarpathian Rusyns Included in the Memorandum of 13 October 1849. Did It Mean a Break with Galician Rus’?

Author(s): Jarosław Moklak
Subject(s): Diplomatic history, Political history
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Carpathian Rusyns; Transcarpathian Rus’; Galician Rus’; politics; autonomy;

Summary/Abstract: The article addresses the questionof cooperation between TranscarpathianRus’ and Galician Rus’ in the decliningperiod of the Spring of Nations. It polem-icises with the thesis of Paul R. Magocsi,who, in his publications, considered thememorandum of 13 October 1849, submit-ted to Emperor Franz Joseph I and the Vien-nese government, as the fi rst political pro-gramme of the Carpatho-Rusyns. Accordingto Magocsi, this programme involved theresignation of the Carpathian Rusyns froma common crown state consisting of theTransca rpathian and Galician Rus’. The arti-cle quotes excerpts from the October mem-orandum that contradict Magocsi’s thesis.

  • Issue Year: 131/2024
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 649-665
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish
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