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This article focuses on the interpretation of the Slovak National Uprising (SNU) and its celebration and glorification. Specifically, we attempt to characterise what role the SNU plays in relation to the (re)construction and (re)interpretation of Slovak national history. In terms of the uprising, we identify three differing discourses - the first (and dominant) discourse adores the uprising, the second takes a critical stance against it, and the third defends the legacy of the uprising and the dominant discourse against the criticism of the second discourse. Analysed data was collected via semi-participant observation of uprising celebrations and media reports linked to the issue of political grappling over the SNU. The data were interpreted using the CAQDA approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the commentary of Slovak political activist Ján Palárik regarding relations between Slovaks and Hungarians during the 1860s. Topics include Slovak nationalism in the context of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the development of Slovak national identity in opposition to the cultural assimilation of Slovaks, and political debate in Austria regarding changes to constitutional law. The relation of Palárik's political views to social structure is addressed, along with his use of symbolism in relation to the Hungarian Constitution.

The article presents an analysis on the political performance and national identity in Slovak Republic and on the effect of the European policy framework on Hungarian minorities in the country. It asserts that the national identity in Slovakia has been established on collective descent ties wherein the Slovaks have been regarded as an ethnic nation that refuses territorial citizenship principles. Accordingly, Slovakia's approach to ethnic Hungarian minority lies in dominatingly believed national myth. It notes that the Slovak's national salvation is viewed by the Hungarians as a national trauma. It argues that the reason behind Slovakia's limit to the occupancy of Hungarian minorities was due to the country's participation in the European Union (EU).