Maister in Narodna vlada SHS v Ljubljani

slovenian

2025

volume 25, issue 2

Klagenfurt   Lower Styria 1918–1919   mobilization   National Government of the State of Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs in Ljubljana   takeover of power

Zgodovinsko društvo dr. Franca Kovačiča v Mariboru
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

The discussion examines the relationship between General Rudolf Maister and the National Government of the SHS in Ljubljana (National Government) in the years 1818–1919. It is based on primary archival material, scientific publications of sources, museum and library material, and scientific literature. The relationship between Maister and the government varied in intensity. On the one hand, there were the general's decisions, which were guided by an active concern for the survival of the Slovenian nation and, in opposition to Austria, the establishment of Slovenians' belonging to the new state. On the other hand, there was the National Government, which did not see the solution to the border issue in independent Slovenian actions, but believed in the fairness of the upcoming peace conference, Wilson, and Entente diplomacy. It followed Maister with a delay, but over time, relations between Maister and the National Government more or less harmonized.

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