Krakowski dziennik „Czas” o chorwackich roszczeniach do Bośni i Hercegowiny w dobie „wielkiego kryzysu wschodniego” (1875–1878)

Abstract

Cracow’s Journal Czas on Croatian Territorial Claims to Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Time of the Great Eastern Crisis, 1875–1878The conservative journal Czas [Time], which appeared in Cracow, covered the course of a political, and later also military, crisis in the Balkans in 1875–1878. The conflict focused on Austria, Turkey and Serbia’s disputes over the future status of Bosnia and Herzegovina. One of the intriguing and less known aspects associated with these events were Croatian territorial aspirations in Bosnia. This demand grew stronger and stronger and was openly articulated by political and intellectual circles in Zagreb. The article aims to show how Czas, the most important Polish-language journal in this region, approached the topic of Croatian territorial claims, how these events were commented on and what parallels were found between the course of events in the Balkans and the contemporaneous situation in the Polish lands. The present review enables us to understand better the attitudes of eminent representatives of Cracow’s elite as well as the opinion of the popular strata of the local community on the issue of independence and territorial ambitions of the fellow nation of Croatia.