Scientist – Traveller or Agent of the French Government? The Pre-War Activities of M. R. Štefánik Cover Image

Vedec – cestovateľ alebo agent francúzskej vlády? Predvojnové aktivity M. R. Štefánika
Scientist – Traveller or Agent of the French Government? The Pre-War Activities of M. R. Štefánik

Author(s): Michal Kšiňan
Subject(s): History
Published by: Historický ústav SAV
Keywords: Milan Rastislav Štefánik; Ecuador; international relations; French foreign policy; wireless telegraphy

Summary/Abstract: The study is devoted to Štefánik’s activities in the period 1909-1914. His scientific missions, especially the mission to Ecuador are its centre of gravity. The author depicts them mainly in the light of the French archives. The author analyses the circumstances in which it arose and its results more than the actual course of the mission. He places the mission in the wider context of international relations before the First World War. The majority of Štefánik’s planned projects did not succeed for various reasons. The author does not omit the presentation of Štefánik’s activity by historians.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 443-459
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Slovak