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The Slovak Soviet Republic (Slovak: Slovenská republika rád, Hungarian: Szlovák Tanácsköztársaság, Ukrainian: Словацька Радянська Республіка, romanized: Slovatska Radianska Respublika, literally: 'Slovak Republic of Councils') was a short-lived Communist state in southeast Slovakia in existence from 16 June 1919 to 7 July 1919.[1] Its capital city was Prešov,[2] and it was established and headed by Czech journalist Antonín Janoušek. It was the fourth communist state created in history.
History
In 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied northern Hungary up to the demarcation line set by the Entente Powers. Upon the communist takeover of Hungary in March 1919, and the subsequent Romanian invasion that only halted at the Tisza river, Czechoslovakia also crossed its demarcation line in late April. However Hungary successfully repulsed their attacks, and in June launched a counter-attack into Upper Hungary (today mostly Slovakia) known as the Northern Campaign. In the occupied territory, the soviets helped set up a Slovak Soviet Republic out of collaborating Slovak communists. Throughout its brief existence, it was ambiguous if it was an autonomous part or fully independent of Hungary, or what its exact borders are.
Throughout June, the Paris Peace Conference pressured Hungary to withdraw to its demarcation lines, offering Romania would do the same in turn. Hungary eventually agreed, ceasing hostilities on 24 June, the withdrawing to the demarcation line by July. With that the Slovak Soviet Republic also ceased to exist, and its territory was incorporated into Czechoslovakia.[3][4] A similar sounding state called the Slovak Socialist Republic existed during the existence of Czechoslovakia, between 1969 and 1990, succeeded by the Slovak Republic until 1992 and on 1 January 1993, Czechoslovakia collapsed into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Proclamation of the Slovak Soviet Republic in PrešovSRR Memorial in Prešov
^Hofbauer, Hannes[in German]; Noack, David X. (2012). Slowakei. Der mühsame Weg nach Westen [Slovakia: The arduous path to the west] (in German). Vienna: Promedia. pp. 40–41. ISBN978-3-85371-349-5.
Bibliography
Toma, Peter A. (1958). "The Slovak Soviet Republic of 1919". American Slavic & East European Review. 17 (2): 203–215. doi:10.2307/3004167. JSTOR3004167.
