UNIUNE SAU CONTOPIRE? PROBLEMA „SPECIFICULUI ARDELEAN” ÎN POLEMICA DIN PRESA CLUJEANĂ PRIVIND CONCRETIZAREA UNIRII TRANSILVANIEI CU UNGARIA (1866-1870)

Abstract:

The union of Transylvania with Hungary was in 1848 one of the main desires of the Hungarian revolutionaries from Transylvania, and this desire was fulfilled with the conclusion of the dualist compromise. The Cluj diet of November 1865 voted this union and it was enshrined in law in 1868. Nevertheless, the effective incorporation of Transylvania into the Hungarian state was a long process, and the Hungarian newspapers made their pages discussing how effective union should be achieved. The controversies on this topic also raise the issue of Transylvanian specificity, and this study aims to highlight the way in which the parties involved relate to the regional identity.

Keywords:

union, Transylvania, dualist compromise, regional identity, Hungarian newspapers.