Číslo 1 - Slavistický ústav Jána Stanislava SAV

Slovak-Slovenian Contacts in the Late Nineteenth Century¼uboš KaèírekThe present essay deals with Slovak-Slovenian contacts from the beginning of 1860s to the end of the 19 th century.Cultural and political situation of the two nations during the mentioned period is compared. The author describes theircultural collaboration through the national Maticas (national advancement leagues) as well as through the Slovak MuseumSociety, then attempted for the first time. Economic cooperation in the 1870s, then, too, primarily attemptedthrough the Slovenija insurance company, is mentioned. The author presents life vicissitudes of the pharmacist familyTrnkóczy coming from Slovakia whose member called Ubald possessed a pharmacy in Ljubljana. He pays attention toarticles published in Slovak periodicals of the time which brought information about the national movement of Slovenians.Contacts of several Slovak personalities with representatives of the Slovenian national movement are dealt with,special attention being focused on Ondrej Bella, the first known translator of Slovenian belles-lettres into Slovak whosetranslations include poetry by S. Grigorèiè and prose by J. Jurèiè. Finally, a review of articles about Slovaks publishedin the Slovenian political journals Slovenski narod and Slovenec is presented.57