Stoleté výročí Trianonu. Politika paměti v Orbánově Maďarsku

Sadecki, Andrzej

Andrzej Sadecki Centenary of Trianon. Politics of Memory in Orbán's Hungary Abstract This dissertation examines how the populist incumbent government of Viktor Orbán employs the memory of the 1920 Treaty of Trianon to legitimise its rule in contemporary Hungary. The treaty, which deprived Hungary of two-thirds of its territory, has long shaped national identity, fueling narratives of injustice, grievance, and victimhood. While previously used to challenge political elites, since Fidesz's rise to power in 2010, the memory of Trianon has been reframed as a cornerstone of the party's politics of memory. Drawing on qualitative analysis of speeches, commemorations, monuments, exhibitions, and media produced around the centenary of the treaty in 2020, the study explores how official and semi-official memory practices reinforce Fidesz's political agenda. The dissertation examines how the government employs the existing mnemonic traditions and reshapes them in line with various domestic and foreign policy goals. By analysing the symbolic, discursive, and institutional dimensions of the Trianon commemorations, it demonstrates how collective trauma, nostalgia, and irredentist longings are mobilised to sustain political legitimacy, marginalise dissent, and reshape Hungarian national identity. The findings contribute...

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