The Long Shadow of the Treaty of Trianon. Hungary’s Struggles With the Past
The Long Shadow of the Treaty of Trianon. Hungary’s Struggles With the Past

Author(s): Andrzej Sadecki
Subject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, Political behavior, Comparative politics, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), Historical revisionism, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: OSW Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich im. Marka Karpia
Keywords: The 1920 Treaty of Trianon; Revisionist idea, Hungary; The question of Hungarian national minorities;
Summary/Abstract: The 1920 Treaty of Trianon, which sealed Hungary’s loss of a third of its territory, is perceived as the country’s greatest national tragedy. The breakup of the multi-national Kingdom of Hungary, as a result of which large Hungarian-speaking populations found themselves in neighbouring countries, was a pivotal event which influenced Hungary’s national identity as well as its internal and foreign policies for the next one hundred years. Hungary responded to the Treaty of Trianon by developing various concepts to reclaim the lost territories, but also with efforts to build good relations with neighbours and develop policies towards the Hungarian minorities in other countries.

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