The Slovak National Uprising as a national treasure? Interpretation and legacy of the SNU in Slovak political discourse and national mythology.

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]