Mikó Imre pályakezdése (1928–1933)
Imre Mikó – The Start of a Career (1928–1933)

Summary/Abstract: Imre Mikó (1911–1977) was a lawyer, a historian, a politician and a publicist. Like many other intellectuals of his generation, he made his appearance in Transylvanian Hungarian public life in the 1930s, some ten years aft er Transylvania was annexed to Romania. Th is period was marked by the worldwide economic depression, anti-Hungarian actions by the Romanian authorities and fi erce ideological fi ghts. He graduated from the Unitarian College in Kolozsvár, and was one of the founders of the movement and the similarly named journal Erdélyi Fiatalok (Transylvanian Youth). Th e movement advocated the ideas of “Transylvanianism”, a peaceful and historical living together of all communities in Transylvania and total equality before the law. Mikó was a rare exception to the prominent personalities of his time since the beginning of his career preceded his graduation. Mikó’s historical-sociological work called Az erdélyi falu és a nemzetiségi kérdés (Th e Transylvanian Village and Nationality Issues) was published in 1932 and is still well known today. Later he gave up his post in Erdélyi Fiatalok and, following his studies in Paris (1935–1936), he directed the Bucharest bureau of Országos Magyar Párt (the National Hungarian Party). He became a Member of the Hungarian Parliament (1940–1944) aft er Transylvania reverted to Hungary. Th is essay deals with Mikó’s remarkable work and further stages of the start of his career.

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