Czech nationalism

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Monument of František Palacký in Prague, nicknamed Father of the Nation, considered to be father of Czech nationalism

Czech nationalism is a form of

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk abroad, endorsed the idea of independence from Austro-Hungarian rule.[1]

After 1918 and the creation of Czechoslovakia, the absolute majority of Czech politicians and society adopted Czechoslovakism, that is, the notion of a unified state including Slovakia.[2]

The transformation of Czechoslovakia into a liberal market economy during the years 1990-1992 saw disputes between Czechs and Slovaks about the character of the Czechoslovak federation. Separatist forces were strengthened by Slovak nationalist aspirations as well as by Czech economic nationalism, the latter based on the perception that the Czech lands were subsidizing less-developed Slovakia. Czechoslovakia was divided into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, with the Czech Republic becoming independent on 1 January 1993.[3]

List of Czech nationalist political parties

Current nationalist parties or parties with nationalist factions

Right-wing

Left-wing

See also

Notes

  1. . Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ^ Zdeněk L. Suda (2001). "The Curious Side of Modern Czech Nationalism" (PDF). University of Pittsburgh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
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