1st Edition
Milan Rastislav Štefánik The Slovak National Hero and Co-Founder of Czechoslovakia
By Michal Kšiňan
Copyright 2021
300 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
300 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
300 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This is the first scientific biography of Milan Rastislav Štefánik (1880–1919) that is focused on analysing the process of how he became the Slovak national hero.
Although he is relatively unknown internationally, his contemporaries compared him “to Choderlos de Laclos for the use of military tactics in love affairs, to Lawrence of Arabia for vision, to Bonaparte for ambition ... and to one of... Read more
List of figures viii
Acknowledgements ix
Introduction x
1 Slovakia in the long 19th century 1
2 From Slovak hamlets to Parisian salons 13
3 Štefánik the visionary and charismatic leader 72
4 Štefánik and the founding of Czechoslovakia 121
5 Štefánik and Slovak identity 202
6 Conclusion 253
7 Chronology of Štefánik’s life 259
8 Sources 261
Index 275
Biography
Michal Kšiňan is Researcher in the Institute of History at the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia.
