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- Nándor Birher – Péter Bertalan – Ákos Jezsó
Central Europe is not Just a ’Meteorological Concept’, but a ’Spiritual Kingdom’
Civic Review· VOL 17. Special Issue, 2021, 280–291., DOI: 10.24307/psz.2021.0020
Summary
The lessons we learned from the 20th century, more precisely the period that began with the ’Trianon Peace Treaty’ and (seemingly) lasted until the change of regime, still have an impact on the life in our region. Central Europe is much more than a meteorological, economic concept: it is a common destiny shaped by struggles against each other and the experience of interdependence. It is a ’spiritual kingdom’ that has been able to present the world’s most significant philosophers, physicists, musicians, and painters, and at the same time be the center of the bloodiest wars in world history. This ’spiritual kingdom’ was also influenced by religious beliefs, including Vatican diplomacy that represented the interests of Catholicism.
Keywords: Central Europe, peace treaties, culture, Vatican diplomacy, values, common history