The Princip cult and what it evokes in Hungary

The Princip cult and what it evokes in Hungary On the 28th of June, 1914, a consumptive student, Gavrilo Princip, shot and killed prince Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. The prince’s wife Sofia was also killed by a stray bullet. In the century that has passed since the assassination, the memory of Princip and the cult constructed around him has been distorted beyond recognition. As local and international politics were altered, so changed Princip’s image. The memory of Princip now evokes strong reactions not only in the South Slav lands, but in Hungary as well. In what follows, we will examine possible sources for the strong reactions evoked by Princip’s memory among Hungarians a century after his act. Kult Principa i co on ewokuje na Wegrzech W dniu 28 czerwca 1914 roku chory na gruźlice student Gavrilo Princip zastrzelil ksiecia Franciszka Ferdynanda, nastepce tronu monarchii austro-wegierskiej. Od zbląkanej kuli zginela takze zona ksiecia, Zofia. W okresie stulecia, ktore minelo od tego zabojstwa, pamiec o Principie i kult zbudowany wokol niego przeobrazily sie diametralnie. Wraz z przemianami polityki lokalnej i miedzynarodowej zmienialo sie takze postrzeganie Principa. Obecnie pamiec o Principie wywoluje silne reakcje nie tylko na ziemiach poludniowoslowianskich, ale rowniez na Wegrzech. Autor artykulu docieka, skąd mogą wyplywac silne reakcje, jakie pamiec Principa wywoluje u Wegrow sto lat po jego czynie.