In order to gain insight into viewpoints, opinions, and prejudices of 19th century Slovenes concerning other nations the best data is available in periodicals, correspondence, diaties, memoirs, and also in literature. It is true, however, that all of the above reveal opinions of educated people or of prominent members of leading political parties, and less those of common, uneducated people. When dealing with this subject it is imperative to avoid rash and superficial judgements. Valuations are often extremely complex, and individual opinions many times contradict each other. It is especially important to draw one\u27s attention to regional differences. The article refers mainly to circumstances in Slovene Carniola and Styria, and does not consider the Primorsko (Littoral) region and its characteristics which were sometimes of considerable importance.Za spoznavanje odnosov, mnenj in predsodkov, ki so jih imeli Slovenci v 19.stoletju do drugih narodov, imamo najboljše vire v časopisju, ohranjenih korespondencah, dnevnikih in spominih, pa tudi v leposlovnih delih. Vse to nam seveda priča predvsem o sodbah izobražencev, vodilnih krogov političnih strank, manj pa o sodbah preprostih ljudi. - Pri razpravljanjih te vrste nikdar ne smemo soditi površno in prenaglo; vrednotenja so dostikrat zelo komplicirana in posamezne sodbe druga drugi nasprotujejo. Posebej je treba opozoriti na pokrajinske razlike. Slika v razpravi odgovarja predvsem kranjsko-štajerskim slovenskim razmeram, ne upošteva pa primorskih značilnosti in posebnosti, ki so mogle biti v določenih trenutkih kar znatne
