World History
Red Vienna
Bloody history and impression, that the colorful monumental style of Karl-Marx-Hofu does, made it a convincing symbol of the “Red Vienna” – a kind of socialist experiment carried out in the years 1919-33 by the city authorities drawing inspiration from Marxist ideology. While other European socialist parties …
Vienna and Art Nouveau
In year 1897 a group of artists separated from the Kunstlerhaus. This was the beginning of secession. In the second half of the 19th century, the artistic atmosphere in Vienna was not particularly inspiring: the heavy historic Ringstrasse style was in force in the architecture, Hans was the leader in painting …
One of the most important events in the history of Vienna and Europe was the Congress of Vienna. Its originator and organizer was the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Metternich. In started in October 1814 of the year were attended 215 representatives of the major powers of Europe. They gathered …
Jews have a varied attitude towards Vienna: although many of the most famous representatives of this nation developed their talents there, to mention Freud, Mahler and Wittgenstein, it was Vienna that was the birthplace of anti-Semitism. City, in which most of his adult …
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