A New Approach to Ukrainian History (Review)

The history of the Ukrainian region is closely intertwined with the history of the Eastern European region and the states within it. Perhaps this is why it is such a difficult undertaking to provide a complete overview of the history of the Ukrainian territories and the Ukrainian state constellations that emerged in different historical periods, and of Ukrainian history as a whole. The frequent changes of authority in the Middle Ages and the early modern period, and the state framework provided by the Habsburg Empire and the Russian Empire in the modern period resulted in regionally and socially different trends of development. Taking all these factors into account, The History of Ukraine - Region, Statehood, Identity attempts to provide a comprehensive overview of the past and, in some ways, of the present of this geopolitically unique region/country. This volume, published by Gondolat, collects the work of several experienced Hungarian researchers in the field of Ukrainian history: Csilla Fedinec, Márta Font, Imre Szakál and Beáta Varga

Montesquieu, Szperanszkij, Karamzin és a XIX. század eleji orosz reformpolitika

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Békeszerződések és megállapodások Közép- és Kelet-Európa új és legújabbkori történetében

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A nagykövet védelmének kérdése : Esterházy herceg és a Bettera-ügy

Prince Paul Anton Esterhazy became Austria's ambassador to London following the Congress of Vienna. He played a key social and political role during his time in England, and he was a recognised and respected figure in his profession. From the second half of the 1810s, however, his stay in London was overshadowed by a seemingly persistent problem, a personal dispute with Vito Bettera. The Ragusan nobleman had formerly been in the service of Paul Anton Esterhazy's father, Nicholas Esterhazy, but later their working relationship came to an end. Nonetheless, after his departure, Bettera demanded an annual pension, and since he resided in London from 1816, he turned to Paul Anton Esterhazy with his financial problem. The case dragged on for years, but Bettera's demands became more and more violent as time went on, and Prince Paul was publicly insulted in January 1823. The Prince, as an ambassador, requested protection from the British government after the incident, and urged it to intervene in the case. The study highlights how the Liverpool cabinet responded to the situation. To what extent did it feel that the obligation to protect the ambassador was within their own competence, or even necessarily applicable in a situation where the physical safety of the ambassador was at risk for reasons that did not fall within the category of official duties, but within the category of private life? The study aims to point out the complexity of this issue, and present an interesting and lesser known period in the life of Paul Anton Esterhazy

Konferencia Bethlen Gábor egyházpolitikájáról

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