POLISH-HUNGARY RELATIONS IN THE AUSTRO-HUNGARY EMPIRE 1900–1918

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to analyze the genesis of Polish-Hungarian socio-political relations within the Austro-Hungarian Empire during 1900–1918 and to determine the specifics of the formationof relevant interethnic relations, as well as the circumstances in which they were established and developed.The study is aimed at identifying the foundation of these relations, analyzing the strategy of their development by the Polish and Hungarian elites.The research methodology is based on general scientific (analysis and synthesis, systematization, generalization) and special scientific (historical-comparative, functional analysis) research methods, which make itpossible to analyze all the regularities of the construction of Polish-Hungarian relations in historical dynamicsand under the influence of the complex geopolitical situation in Europe of the early twentieth century.The scientific novelty of the study lies in the fact that a comprehensive review of the problem of cooperation between Polish and Hungarian political elites in the Habsburg Monarchy in 1900–1918 was conducted.Conclusions. Polish-Hungarian relations at the beginning of the twentieth century. developed under theinfluence of a long historical tradition and the geopolitical situation in which both peoples found themselvesduring this period. Polish and Hungarian elites became close allies in the political life of the Habsburg Monarchy. The outbreak of World War I further deepened these relations, leading to joint work on the formation of Polish national units within the Austrian army.