Original scientific paper

MIHAILO POLIT-DESANIČIĆ AND SERB NATIONALISM IN 1861

Tomislav Markus ; Institute of Contemporary History, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

M. Polit-Desančić (1883-1920) is one of the most outstanding Serb nationalists of the second half of the 19th century in the Habsburg Monarchy and in Hungary. He became involved in politics in the 60's when he started advocating the secession of Hungary from Vienna by means of the creation of the personal union between Ungary and Austria. His intention was to enable the Serb expansion, by preventing the expansion of Vienna in the Balkans.
After he was elected as a deputy to the Croatian Parliament (Sabor), he participated in its sessions from August 1861 to its closure in November of the same year. In Croatian Sabor, he advocated the creation of the Serb autonomous state of Vojvodina in southern Hungary and opposed Croatian majority to transform the Habsburg Monarchy into an association of sovereign nations.

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Hrčak ID:

212413

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/212413

Publication date:

5.5.1995.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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