Abstrakt
Autumn 2018 marked a century since the revolutions of 1918 triggered the demise of the Habsburg Monarchy. Centennial commemorations-or lack thereof-provided a fascinating window onto the diversity of political culture in the contemporary successor states.
Czechs were most enthusiastic, blanketing their republic with exhibits, conferences, concerts, monument unveilings, theater performances, and other festivities for most of 2018 and well into 2019. Hungarians, by contrast, ignored the anniversary almost entirely.
The "density" of commemoration in other successor states ranged between these two extremes, but everywhere they mixed celebration, critical reflection, and denial in proportions that tell us much about how post-Habsburg citizens view their history and their place in political society.