Publication details
Mediální obraz bitvy u Zborova (2. červenec 1917) v prvorepublikových Lidových novinách a Národním osvobození
| Title in English | Media Representation of the Battle of Zborov (2 July 1917) in the First-Republican Daily Newspapers Lidové noviny and Národní osvobození |
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| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Věrni zůstaneme. K 100. výročí československého odboje, korunovaného vznikem Československa |
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| Field | Mass media, audiovision |
| Keywords | battle of Zborov – „Russian legions“ – legionnairs – First Republic – Lidové noviny – Národní osvobození |
| Description | The submitted paper focuses on the media image of the Battle of Zborov, which in the ideology of the First Republic represented one of the initiating moments of the nascent Czechoslovak independence. The text also draws primary attention to legionnaires acting as predecessors of armed forces of the emerging country. Due to the fact that it was them who represented the active component of the nation struggling for emancipation from Cisleithania and the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, it may be expected that the state-forming press of the First Republic will use them to manifest the national and governmental unity of the Czechoslovak Republic. The aim of the paper is to demonstrate manners and techniques in which this was achieved with the help of the legionnaire’s legacy and the symbolism associated with the Battle of Zborov. |