From Isonzo to Visegrad The Great War from a Central European perspective

Jan Myšička, 4th Batallion on the march from Carbonare during a concert by a military band – 16th August 1916

Tuesday, April 25, 2017 Castle, , Program of the International Conference From Isonzo to Visegrad. The Great War from a Central European perspective

12.00-12.30 Welcome speeches

H. E. Mr. Paweł Czerwiński, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland Prof. dr. Danilo Zavrtanik, President of the Managing Board, University of Nova Gorica Mr. Matej Arčon, Mayor, Municipality of Nova Gorica

12.30-14.30 Panel I

Prof. dr. Petra Svoljšak, The Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU) “The Isonzo front and the Slovenian Remembrance” Marianna Oravcová, Ph. D., Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic “Slovaks on the Isonzo front and political efforts of Czecho-Slovak representation in Italy” Tibor Balla, Ph. D, Lt. Col., Ministry of Defence of Hungary, Institute and Museum of Military History “The Battle of Caporetto” Piotr Szlanta, Ph. D., University of Warsaw “From imperial loyality to building of national state. A long farewell of Poles to Austria 1914-1918”

14.30-15.00 Coffee break Program of the International Conference From Isonzo to Visegrad. The Great War from a Central European perspective

15.00-17.00 Panel II

Jiří Hutečka, Ph.D., University of Hradec Králové “Czech Soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian Army and Their Morale during the Great War” Kamil Ruszała, M. A., Jagiellonian University “The First World War Refugees in the Habsburg Empire - the case of Galicians in Carniola” Gergely Sallay, Ph. D., Ministry of Defence of Hungary, Institute and Museum of Military History „Hungary in the Great War, 1914-1918” Commemorating the First World War in the Permanent Exhibition of the Hungarian Military History Museum Mag. Tadej Koren, The Walk of Peace Foundation in the Soča Valley “The Walk of Peace”

17.00-17.15 Closing remarks

Prof. dr. Petra Svoljšak, The Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU)

17:30 Opening of the photo exhibition “War Photographers” (Embassy of the Czech Republic)

Reception

The working language: English / Free entrance Venue: Goriški muzej – Grad Kromberk, Grajska cesta 1, 5000 Nova Gorica, Slovenia

The conference in being held under the Polish Presidency of the Visegrad Group in cooperation with Municipality of Nova Gorica and kind support of the Embassy of the Czech Republic, the Embassy of the Slovak Republic, the Embassy of Hungary, The Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Poland in Nova Gorica, the University of Nova Gorica and The Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts.