The anthem of Austria-Hungary, the regal in addition to civic stanzas of it, inward Czech. Other versions
As Sputnik tells us, the possible futurity president of Republic of Austria would similar to practise a regional grouping – the Austrian monarchy – that would last analogous to Benelux, a grouping that clearly amplifies the vocalization of the iii members inward the EU. If you lot think it sounds silly, think twice.
The back upward for such an alliance would last high inward all the fellow member countries – which are supposed to gauge the monarchy every bit closely every bit possible. It agency that the matrimony would include Austria, Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia, Croatia, in addition to Slovenia.
There are 2 biggest questions nigh the "details":
- What institutions from the monarchy would nosotros genuinely desire to restore?
- What would hap to Visegrád Four in addition to what would last the human relationship betwixt the 2 if both of them existed?
But it was a cosmetic asymmetry that the Slavic nations didn't genuinely help nigh much. They cared nigh the life in addition to it was skilful enough. In 1918, Czechoslovaks knew good what they were doing in addition to almost every Slav inward that province adopted Czechoslovakism inward i way or some other in i trial it was clear that the monarchy was kaput sometime inward 1918. And I am confident that Czechoslovakia was the most nicely working successor province inward the next twenty years. However, i must realize that this modern mental attitude emerged rather abruptly. As lately every bit during the First World War, Czechs to a greater extent than or less liked their monarchy although the history was afterward rewritten to brand us think that everyone had called it a "prison of the nations" (CZ: "žalář národů"). The overstep Czech 19th century historian (and politician) František Palacký (see the CZK G banknote) defended Austroslavism in addition to promoted some flattering slogans, e.g. "If at that spot were no Austria, nosotros would take away maintain to invent i inward the involvement of our state in addition to Europe."
If Austro-Hungarian Empire were restored, does it imply Norbert Hofer would seek a role for the Habsburg House? The immediate respond is "no, you lot must last joking" or "you must take away maintain slept for a century" except that if he proposed such a affair – in all probability some ceremonial role – it's plausible that exterior Republic of Austria proper, at that spot could last a pregnant populace back upward for such a setup. Even if they had no role, it would yet brand feel to telephone telephone the novel matrimony "The Habsburg Group".
And would the monarchy take away maintain an anthem? If nosotros wanted to restore our one-time anthem, nosotros would in all probability take away maintain to forcefulness Prussians to abandon the anthem ("The German linguistic communication Anthem") that they stole inward 1918. There are so many other songs they may yet steal, e.g. Rosamunde. ;-)
Don't larn me wrong: In the existing real-world politics, the political parties trying to restore the kingdom or monarchy etc. were e'er examples of "mostly prank" parties on business office amongst the Pirates in addition to the Erotic Initiative. But fifty-fifty the Pirates take away maintain scored nicely inward many countries (I don't fifty-fifty desire to yell the Greens – absolute psychopaths who take away maintain grown into i of the mainstream parties inward many countries, anyway) in addition to the ludicrous graphic symbol of such proposals could chop-chop last replaced amongst a serious perspective amongst the back upward of the leader of the most "central" province inward the union.
Also, Hofer in all probability hopes that the monarchy would amplify the vocalization of Vienna. But it's questionable what would last the relative strength of Republic of Austria proper inside the novel Austrian monarchy. All the other non-Austrian countries of the Habsburg Group could "implicitly" handle amongst some enhanced vocalization of Vienna – perhaps proportionally to its higher gross domestic product (Austria was lucky to avoid communism despite its close one-half's occupation yesteryear the Soviets). But I notice it unlikely that anything of the course of didactics could last codified formally.
Habsburg vs Visegrád Group
Meanwhile, a similar regional bloc emerged in addition to gained some "natural logic" inward recent years, peculiarly due to the attitudes towards migration, the Visegrád Group. Named after the Visegrád Castle inward Republic of Hungary (the yell agency "Upper Castle" inward Slavic languages in addition to is hence understood inward all countries of V4 except for Hungary), the grouping was founded inward 1991 every bit a "revival" of a 14th century alliance of kings who met at that castle (which also included Grand Duchy of Luxembourg at that time) in addition to originally had the role of coordinating the integration efforts of these 3 (later, after the Velvet Divorce, 4) post-communist countries.
In some sense, the Visegrád Triangle/Group was "imposed upon us". But the province of affairs has changed. We practise desire to strengthen our vocalization in addition to nosotros experience that the V4 opinions on immigration are much closer than the typical pairs of opinions inside the EU. As a combo, V4 may last every bit rigid inside the European Union every bit French Republic or something similar that.
Where does it larn out Republic of Austria proper? Well, Republic of Austria proper has oftentimes been isolated inside the EU. You may yell upward the huge hysterical sanctions imposed yesteryear the remainder of Europe during the political career of Jörg Haider. In reality, the opinions of the average Austrians nigh the immigration are much less PC than the German linguistic communication opinions – in addition to indeed, it's yet OK to last de facto a slightly polished Nazi inward for sure corners of Austria. In the recent situation, it agency that Republic of Austria has rather similar attitudes to V4.
Republic of Austria hasn't ever been offered the Visegrád membership because so far, it has e'er been viewed every bit a lodge of countries that take away maintain gone through decades of communism, which Republic of Austria hasn't. But maybe this "stigma" should last abandoned.
Do I notice the Habsburg Group to a greater extent than natural than the Visegrád Group? This shouldn't last viewed every bit a shortage of dearest for our Polish friends but I in all probability do. I practise think that – in all probability largely due to the shared regal centuries – many Czech or Slovak things in addition to expectations are closed to those inward Republic of Austria but also Slovenia in addition to Republic of Croatia than to those inward Poland.
One of the special things that singles out Poland is its violently anti-Russian attitude. This is largely absent inward the Habsburg Group. I practise believe that this departure ultimately boils downward to the 19th century maps, too.
Last night, I watched "The Operation Danube" [trailer] for the start time, a 2009 Polish-Czech drama comedy nigh the 1968 business of Czechoslovakia yesteryear the Polish regular army (and also iv other armies whose troops weren't explicitly shown inward the movie; "the Operation Danube" was a codeword for the business of Czechoslovakia). The motion-picture exhibit got worse-than-50% ratings but it was fun every bit entertainment. It started amongst some mess inward the Polish regular army that was ordered to invade Czechoslovakia. The mess included an XXL woman individual commander in addition to her extra-marital human relationship amongst some other soldier – fifty-fifty though her married adult man was a nearby commander, too.
OK, a grouping of Polish soldiers travel far inward a celebrated tank that was a "hero" of some operations inward the Second World War. This obsolete technology scientific discipline accidentally demolished a wall in addition to entered a Czech pub where the folks were exactly drinking – non unexpected inward my homeland – in addition to celebrating the retirement of a dispatcher or something similar that. There were some initial conflicts but after some surprises on both sides (after their brainwashing at home, all the occupiers had to last shocked in i trial they encountered happy, politically mainstream, unarmed civilians everywhere: Whom should they fight?) they gradually began to cooperate in addition to nigh 3 Polish soldiers had diverse romantic relationships amongst 3 Czech girls. When it was clear that they befriended each other (love, mutual involvement nigh Polish pigeons etc. etc.), things became a chip to a greater extent than extreme. The Polish tank also entered a tike battle against a Soviet tank, to win dorsum the hamlet in addition to liberty of their (Poles') Czechs, in addition to a subgroup of these folks finally took the one-time tank amongst the invention to emigrate to... Vienna. ;-) It looked over the border but maybe it wasn't.
There are lots of things to analyze in addition to criticize or confirm nigh that motion-picture exhibit – I could give a 3-hour lecture on those issues. But i of the observations that are relevant for the introduce tidings is that the Poles are culturally far from Austria, indeed. When they talked nigh Vienna for the start time, a Polish soldier asked whether they yet had the Eiffel Tower, or something similar that. This is funny but to some extent realistic in addition to understandable.
Almost no Czech or Slovak or Hungarian or Croat or Slovenian would practise this error – largely because nosotros yet take away maintain some understanding that "Vienna is us" piece "Paris is non us". It's much easier to discriminate betwixt 2 things if you lot position amongst i of them but non amongst the other. But this departure is absent inward Poland. Poland exactly didn't belong to the Austrian monarchy. Well, a small-scale Southern strip of the contemporary Poland did, to brand things fifty-fifty to a greater extent than complicated, but the Poles' identity was by in addition to large created elsewhere.
I think that inward the absence of some internal conflict, the Visegrád Group won't last disbanded – in addition to the Poles won't last expelled from it. So I think that Hofer may desire to last to a greater extent than specific nigh the reconciliation of his ideas amongst the existing regional blocs. The text inward a higher position was rather playful but I think that when nosotros provide to realistic solutions, the maximum nosotros tin imagine is that Republic of Austria – in addition to perhaps Republic of Croatia in addition to Slovenia – volition bring together the Visegrád Group. The Catholic post-Yugoslav countries take away maintain already negotiated nigh their futurity membership but this procedure got lately frozen, I think.
But if Republic of Austria were joined the Visegrád Group, I suppose that it wouldn't last "immediately" a large guy inward the group. It would take away maintain to bring together amongst some humility – in addition to celebrate the reunion amongst their Hungarian in addition to West/Southwest Slavic brothers. Maybe they could larn much to a greater extent than influential later. After all, the Habsburg House didn't travel the dominant dynasty of the Central Europe immediately, either.
Alternatively, the Visegrád Group in addition to Austro-Hungarian Empire may overlap in addition to co-exist. After all, the Austrian monarchy in addition to the Holy Roman Empire co-existed in addition to overlapped, too. For example, Czech Republic was a business office of Republic of Austria (most of the time) in addition to the Holy Roman Empire (always) but Republic of Hungary was never a business office of the Holy Roman Empire. The hyperlink clarifies that Republic of Austria was unified through the "owners of the land" (emperors) piece the Holy Roman Empire was an EU-like political bloc that was getting increasingly irrelevant. We no longer alive inward feudalism so there's no counterpart of the "guaranteed to stay" unions connected through the emperors.
Things may last interesting to watch. Aside from Austria, Slovenia, in addition to Croatia, I could imagine that Bavaria volition range some storey of independence from Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany in addition to volition bring together the Visegrád Group, too.
The Austrian monarchy was i of the predecessors of or templates for the European Union in addition to you lot may last surprised why it's getting these by in addition to large positive ratings from me. Well, I exactly think that around the early on 20th century, this matrimony was an authentic i – it was merging several nations that were borderline capable of thinking every bit i state in addition to practise a "demos". (Yes, much of this understanding was due to the previous rather aggressive in addition to morally questionable re-Catholicization in addition to Germanization, but those who lived inward the 20th century could no longer modify this past.) I am for sure that this won't last the instance of the European Union anytime shortly but it was maybe the instance inward Austria-Hungary.