Unveiling hidden russophilia or paradoxical pragmatism? Slovak-Soviet relations under the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact

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dc.contributor.authorHruboň, Anton
dc.date.accessioned2026-09-08T07:26:18Z
dc.date.available2026-09-08T07:26:18Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.descriptionIn: Contemporary European History. London : Cambridge University Press, 2026. ISSN 0960-7773. Vol. 35 (2026), pp. 1-17.
dc.description.abstractThis article examines the short-lived episode of Slovak–Soviet relations between 1939 and 1941, framed by the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact and terminated by the German invasion of the USSR. Using archival and published sources, it analyses how the Hlinka Slovak People’s Party (HSĽS) reconciled its identity as a Christian, anti-Bolshevik movement with diplomatic accommodation of Moscow. The study demonstrates the structural dependency of Slovak foreign policy on the German Reich, showing that the establishment, development and collapse of relations with the Soviet Union were contingent on German strategic choices rather than Slovak initiative. It also highlights Slovak elites’ attempts to exploit the geopolitical window to expand autonomy, nurturing illusory hopes of a Bratislava–Moscow axis to counterbalance Berlin. Ultimately, pragmatic calculation outweighed Russophile or Slavophile rhetoric. The Slovak case thus illustrates the constrained agency of small Axis states, the malleability of ideology under hegemonic domination and the volatility of fascist diplomacy.
dc.description.sponsorshipAPVV-24-0359 Russlo - "Medveď v nás". Fenomén rusofilstva v modernom politickom vývoji Slovenska v Európskych perspektívach (korene, genéza a matamorfózy od 19. storočia po súčasnosť)
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1017/S0960777326101684
dc.identifier.issn0960-7773
dc.identifier.issn1469-2171
dc.identifier.urihttps://repo.umb.sk/handle/123456789/1621
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCambridge University Press : London
dc.rightsCC BY Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectzahraničná politika
dc.subjectforeign policy
dc.subjectruská zahraničná politika
dc.subjectRussian foreign policy
dc.subjectslovensko-sovietske vzťahy
dc.subjectSlovak-Soviet relations druhá svetová vojna (1939-1945)
dc.subject2. svetová vojna
dc.subjectWorld War (1939-1945)
dc.subjectWorld War II
dc.subjectSlovenský štát
dc.subjectSlovak State
dc.subjectslovenský vojnový štát
dc.titleUnveiling hidden russophilia or paradoxical pragmatism? Slovak-Soviet relations under the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact
dc.typeArticle
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article

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