Slovenes and Their National Position in the 20th Century
Slovenes and Their National Position in the 20th Century

Summary/Abstract: Slovenes in the modern era have had to deal with two basic problems: the issue of democracy and the national issue (which political elites usually place in the foreground). The development of democracy was not only partially determined by them, in so far as its primacy characteristic was the introduction of murtual intolerance and the exclusion of those with different opinions. On the other hand, the position of the Slovene nation during individual state formation is usually evaluated "in retrospect" from the standpoint of current political needs, while at the same time euphorically praising the newly formed situation. The transitional character of the country, its economic periphery, the influence of different cultures and a linguistic endangerment seem to be permanent features of its historical development.

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