Slovenská politika v kontexte revolučných rokov 1848/49 a názory K. Marxa a F. Engelsa

ADAM ŠUMICHRAST
Historický ústav, Filozofická fakulta,
Masarykova univerzita v Brne

Slovak politics in the context of revolutionary years 1848/49 and opinions of K. Marx and F. Engels

Abstract: The study deals with the criticism of the policy of the Ľudovít Štúr and his generation during the years 1848/49 by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels in the context of their broader analysis of the situation in the Habsburg monarchy. The paper also presents the basic characteristics of the ideas that Marx and Engels presented, as well as sketch of their attitude towards nationalism and nation. At the end, the study offers a brief overview of Štúr’s reception of Marxism.

Keywords: communism, revolution 1848/49, Slovak policy, historical materialism, nationalism.