The article outlines the events during the political and military takeover of Maribor and its transfer to Slovene authorities. The introduction covers events in the second half of the 19th century and until the unification of the South Slavs, first into the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs and subsequently into the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. This is followed by a more detailed description of the events in Maribor, when dr. Karel Verstovšek, as the chairperson of the National Council for Styria, often had to take a step back and "submit" to the demands of the "arbitrary and stubborn" Major, later General, Rudolf Maister, who implemented all the planned actions exceedingly successfully. Such prudent, seemingly contradictory behaviour of both, ultimately went down in history as a great success for Maribor and the entire Slovene nation.

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URN:NBN:SI:doc-6X5SY49Z

COBISSID

268558851

DOI

10.32874/SHS.2025-07

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24.02.2026

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APA:

Gačić, Aleksandra (2025). General Rudolf Maister in dr. Karel Verstovšek, antipoda v prevratnem obdobju Maribora. Studia Historica Slovenica, volume 25, issue 2, str. 383-416. URN:NBN:SI:doc-6X5SY49Z from http://www.dlib.si

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Gačić, Aleksandra. "General Rudolf Maister in dr. Karel Verstovšek, antipoda v prevratnem obdobju Maribora." Studia Historica Slovenica volume 25. issue 2 (2025) str. 383-416.
<http://www.dlib.si/?URN=URN:NBN:SI:doc-6X5SY49Z>

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