„Galicja na zawsze pozostanie Galicją”. Kraj koronny na kresach imperium na łamach „Vaterländische Blätter für den österreichischen Kaiserstaat”

Abstract

“Galicia will forever remain Galicia”: The Crown Land on the Outskirts of the Empire in Reflection of Journal “Vaterländische Blätter für den österreichischen Kaiserstaat” The main aim of this article is to describe Galicia as it was reflected in Austrian journalism from the first decades of the 19th century. For this purpose, a journal entitled “Vaterländische Blätter für den österreichischen Kaiserstaat” was analyzed. This periodical was published in Vienna between 1808–1820 (since 1815 under the modified title: “Erneuerte vaterländische Blätter…”). This was a crucial period in the history of the Habsburg Empire (because of the Napoleonic Wars, in which Austria was engaged directly, the territorial changes, the decimation of the power previously held by the monarchy in the international politics), during which Galicia had only recently become an integral part of the monarchy. Through an examination of selected feuilletons, which referred to Galicia as a new province of the empire in such an unstable period, the author will investigate how Galicia was described by publicists and travellers in the press and what kind of depictions of this province were delivered for German-speaking public opinion.