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International Socialist Party Of Subcarpathian Rus'
The International Socialist Party of Subcarpathian Rus' () was a political party in Subcarpathian Rus', eastern Czechoslovakia. The party was formed in March 1920, by supporters of the now defeated Hungarian Soviet Republic and prisoners of war having returned from Soviet Russia. The party was one of the forerunners of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. Founding congress The party was founded at a congress held in Uzhgorod on March 21, 1920. Over fifty delegates took part in the congress, representing 69 communist and left socialist party organizations. The founding party congress adopted party statutes and resolved that the party would join the Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers Party. However, although the International Socialist Party had pledged to merge into the Czechoslovak social democracy, it was politically closer to the Marxist left. The founding party congress elected a Central Executive Committee consisting of Ivan Mondok ( Mukachevo), K. Syuto (Uzhgorod), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ideological or policy goals. Political parties have become a major part of the politics of almost every country, as modern party organizations developed and spread around the world over the last few centuries. Although List of countries without political parties, some countries have no political parties, this is extremely rare. Most countries have Multi-party system, several parties while others One-party state, only have one. Parties are important in the politics of autocracies as well as democracies, though usually Democracy, democracies have more political parties than autocracies. Autocracies often have a single party that Government, governs the country, and some political scientists consider competition between two or more parties to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berehove
Berehove (, ; , ) is a city in Zakarpattia Oblast, western Ukraine. It is situated near the border with Hungary. It is the cultural centre of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine, and Hungarians constitute roughly half (a plurality) of its population. The city serves as the administrative center of Berehove Raion. It has a population of Name The city has many different variations of spelling its name: , (translit. ''Berehovo''), ( translit. ''Beregovo''), (Łacinka ''Bierahava''), Czech and Slovak: Berehovo, , , , . Residents of Berehove voted on October 31, 2010, in a referendum on renaming the town to Beregszász, its Hungarian-language name. Voter turnout was less than 52%, with 4,688 voting for for, 4,358 against, and 1,016 invalid ballots. Administrative division Part of the city is also a near adjacent village of Zatyshne of 504 people that has its representation in the city's council. Hungarian was made a regional language in Berehove in September 2012; meaning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Democratic Party Of Slovakia
The Social Democratic Party of Slovakia (, SDSS) was a centre-left political party in Slovakia. Its last chairman, since 1993, was , and its chairman in 1992 was Alexander Dubček. Czechoslovakia (until 1992) The party arose after the Velvet Revolution, in January 1990, and declared that it will attempt to continue the work of the " Slovak Social Democratic Party of the Kingdom of Hungary" (1905–1918) and of other social democratic parties forbidden in 1948 by the Communists. Most of the time it failed to win seats in elections. In 1992 the party gained five seats (6.1% of the votes in Slovakia) in the "House of Nations" (Sněmovna národů) of the federal parliament of Czechoslovakia, which however was only because the party chairman was briefly Alexander Dubček, the ex-Czechoslovak leader, in 1992. Prior to his early death in November 1992, he was one of their MPs in the federal parliament. Independent Slovakia (from 1993) From 1994 to 1997, the SDSS was a member of a coali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velikiy Bychkov
Velykyi Bychkiv (; ; ; ; ; ) is a rural settlement in Rakhiv Raion (district) of Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It belongs to Velykyi Bychkiv settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It lies east of Tiachiv, where the Sopurka River meets the Tisza River. Population: History The village was first mentioned in 1358, by the name ''Buchku''. Its name is derived from a Slavic word meaning "bull". Before 1556 Bosckai family owned the village. From 1556 it belonged to the Báthory family. By 1711 a mansion already stood here. After the failed revolution led by Francis II Rákóczi, Germans settled in the area. The village had three parts: ''Nagybocskó'' and ''Kisbocskó'' ("Greater" and "Smaller" Bocskó), which form today's Velykyy Bychkiv, and ''Németbocskó'' ("German Bocskó") across the river (this forms today's Bocicoiu Mare in Romania). In 1910 the village had 5955 inhabitants: 3078 Ruthenians, 1646 Hungarians and 1177 Germans by the primary l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solotvyno
Solotvyno (also Solotvina; ; ; or ; ; , ; ) is a rural settlement in Tiachiv Raion in Zakarpattia Oblast of Ukraine, located adjacent to Romania, on the right bank of the Tisza River opposite the Romanian city of Sighetu Marmației. The village's name comes from the nearby salt mine. The current population is . History Solotvyno was first mentioned (the former one was burned down by the Tatars in 1241). In 1910, the town had a population of 2,330, the majority of whom were Hungarian. In 1920, the town became part of the newly formed Czechoslovakia, in 1939 it returned to Hungary. Many of the large Jewish population died in the Holocaust. After World War II, Solotvino became part of Ukraine in the Soviet Union. According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the majority of the population in the city is Romanian. In 2001, 56.97% of the 8,956 inhabitants spoke Romanian as their native language, while 14.54% spoke Ukrainian, 24.3% Hungarian, and 3.18% Russian. Until 26 January 2024, Solo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khust
Khust (, ; ; ; ; ; ) is a city located on the Khustets River in Zakarpattia Oblast, western Ukraine. It is near the сonfluence of the Tisa and Rika Rivers. It serves as the administrative center of Khust Raion. Population: Khust was the capital of the short-lived republic of Carpatho-Ukraine. Etymology The name is most possibly related to the name of the stream Hustets or Husztica, which means "kerchief". It is also conceivable that the name of the city comes from a Romanian traditional food ingredient – husti. There are several alternative names used for this city: Ukrainian/: Хуст, Romanian: ''Hust'', Hungarian: ''Huszt'', Czech/ Slovak: ''Chust'', , . History The settlement was first mentioned as ''terra'' ''Huzth'', in 1324. Its castle, supposed to be built in 1090 by the king St. Ladislaus of Hungary as a defence against the Cumans and destroyed during the Mongol invasion of Hungary, was mentioned in 1353. The town got privileges in 1329. In 1458 King Mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perechyn
Perechyn (, ; ; ) is a city in Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine. It was the administrative centre of the former Perechyn Raion (district). It is now part of the Uzhhorod Raion. Today the population is Names There are several alternative names used for this city: , , , , , . Some locals believe that "Perechyn" which means "crossing" or "crossroad" derives its name from the crossing of two valleys from which flow the Turya and Uzh Rivers, which forms the basis of the coat of arms. Others believe the name is derived from surname of a landowner tycoon named Perecha around a disputed land issues between residents of neighboring villages and the word "to change" (redo). Still others believe the name comes from when the village was divided into an "upper and lower end". Prashnytsya, the lower end, was a dried swamp in which dust was kicked up when large numbers of animals and people moved about. Much like a smoke signal, "pereich" (watchers from the distant Nevetskiy castle) could interpret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Workers' Day
International Workers' Day, also called Labour Day in some countries and often referred to as May Day, is a celebration of Wage labour, labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement and occurs every year on 1 May, or the first Monday in May. Traditionally, 1 May is the date of the European Spring (season), spring festival of May Day. The International Workers Congresses of Paris, 1889, International Workers Congress held in Paris in 1889 established the Second International for labor, socialist, and Marxist parties. It adopted a resolution for a "great international demonstration" in support of working-class demands for the eight-hour day. The date was chosen by the American Federation of Labor to commemorate a general strike in the United States, which had begun on 1 May 1886 and culminated in the Haymarket affair on 4 May. The demonstration subsequently became a yearly event. The 1904 International Socialist Congress, Amsterdam 1904, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 Czechoslovak Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 18 and 25 April 1920.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p471 Members of the Chamber of Deputies were elected on 18 April and members of the Senate on 25 April. The elections had initially been planned for mid- or late 1919, but had been postponed.Duin, P.C. van. Central European Cross-roads: Social Democracy and National Revolution in Bratislava (Pressburg), 1867–1921'' Results 281 of the 300 Chamber of Deputies seats 281 were unfilled as elections were not held in Hlučín Region (part of the Moravská Ostrava electoral district, resulting in one less deputy being elected from that district), the Těšín electoral district (Czechoslovakia), Těšín electoral district (nine deputies) and the Užhorod electoral district (Czechoslovakia), Užhorod electoral district (nine deputies). 16 parties won parliamentary representation. Voter turnout was 90% for the Chamber election and 76 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munkás Újság
''Munkás Újság'' (, 'Workers' Gazette') was a Hungarian language weekly newspaper published from Uzhgorod, Czechoslovakia 1920-1938. The first issue was published January 31, 1920, then known as ''Ungvári Munkás'' ('Uzhgorod Worker'). The newspaper was an organ of the International Socialist Party of Subcarpathian Rus', becoming an organ of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in 1921. Key personalities in the editing of the newspaper were Béla Illés (writer), Béla Illés, József Gáti and Herman Fejér. Although the newspaper was subject to censorship from time to time, it continued publishing up to October 23, 1938. The newspaper re-appeared for a few months in 1945. On December 5, 1945 it was replaced by ''Kárpáti Igaz Szó'' (the Hungarian edition of ''Zakarpatska Pravda''). References Communist newspapers Communist Party of Czechoslovakia Defunct newspapers published in Czechoslovakia Defunct weekly newspapers Hungarian-language newspapers Newspapers esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svalyava
Svaliava (, ) is a city located on the Latorytsia River in Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine. It was the administrative center of the former Svaliava Raion (district) until its abolition in 2020, now it is located in Mukachevo Raion. Population: Etymology Due to the city's complex history, there are also alternative names for it in other languages, including: * ; * ; * ; * ; * ; * ; * ; * . Although the name of the city is similar to the Gothic swaljawa meaning "swallow", the etymology of the name Svalyava comes from the Slavic roots Zolva, Solyava, Solva, meaning "salt". Its origin dates back to ancient times, when salt from the Marmaros County was transported to neighboring regions. Demographics The 2001 census officially identified more than 94% of the population. * Ukrainians 94.5% * Russians 1.5% * Hungarians 0.7% * Slovaks 0.6% History Swaljawa was first mentioned in the 12th century as a small settlement of a Hungarian feudal lord. In the 18th century, the vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subcarpathian Rus'
Transcarpathia (, ) is a historical region on the border between Central and Eastern Europe, mostly located in western Ukraine's Zakarpattia Oblast. From the Hungarian Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin, conquest of the Carpathian Basin (at the end of the 9th century) to the end of World War I (Treaty of Trianon in 1920), most of this region was part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In the interwar period, it was part of the First Czechoslovak Republic, First and Second Czechoslovak Republics. Before World War II, the region was annexed by the Kingdom of Hungary (1920–46), Kingdom of Hungary once again when Germany dismembered the Second Czechoslovak Republic. After the war, it was annexed by the Soviet Union and became part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. It is an ethnically diverse region, inhabited mostly by people who regard themselves as ethnic Ukrainians, Rusyns, Hungarian people, Hungarians, Romanians, Slovak people, Slovaks, and Polish people, Poles. It a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
