(Socio-political Changes in the Municipality of Boleráz in the Mirror of Archival Documents after the Establishment of the First Czechoslovak Republic)

Abstract: The article examines the socio-political transformations in the village of Boleráz following the establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic in 1918 through a microhistorical perspective on the activities of the Roman Catholic priest František Koňakovský. It focuses on his pastoral and public work, exploring how these activities influenced the daily life of the local community and how the village responded to the new state administration. Based on archival documents, it highlights tensions between spiritual authority, state administration, and the local community, reflecting broader conflicts in interwar Slovakia – religious, political, and cultural-identificational – as well as issues related to the preservation of local identity and tradition. Koňakovský’s sermons, characterized by criticism of Czech officials and the defense of traditional Christian values, became a source of social division and also a form of resistance to secularizing tendencies, pointing to the tension between the state’s modernization efforts and the community’s attempt to maintain spiritual and cultural continuity amid ongoing social changes.

Author: Kičková, Adriana

DOI: 10.17846/CL.2025.18.2.199-207

Publication order reference: Doc. PhDr. Adriana Kičková, PhD.; Constantine the Philosopher University, Faculty of Arts, Department of History, Hodžova 1, 949 74 Nitra, Slovakia; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7486-1928, WOS Researcher ID: AAP-6367-2020, SCOPUS Author ID: 55750567100

Source: Konštantínove listy, 2025, vol.: 18, issue: 2, pages: 199-207 (PDF file)

Keywords: BOLERÁZ, FRANTIŠEK KOŇAKOVSKÝ, INTERWAR CZECHOSLOVAKIA, LOCAL ADMINISTRATION, RELIGIOUS LIFE, COMMUNITY RELATIONS, ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS, SOCIO-POLITICAL CHANGE

Language: SLOVAK

Recommended Citation:
Kičková, Adriana. 2025. Spoločensko-politické premeny v obci Boleráz v zrkadle archívnych dokumentov po vzniku 1. ČSR (Socio-political Changes in the Municipality of Boleráz in the Mirror of Archival Documents after the Establishment of the First Czechoslovak Republic). In Konštantínove listy [Constantine’s Letters] 18/2, 199-207.