"How Many Pharmacists of Slovakian Origin Lived in Hungary in the Age of the Tartar Invasion?" Additions to István Bibó's Picture of Central Europe/"Koliko lekarnarjev slovaskega porekla je zivelo na Ogrskem v dobi tatarskih vpadov?" Prispevki k pogledu Istvána Biba na Srednjo Evropo

The Hungarian thinker and politician István Bibó examined the history of Central Europe in several significant studies. He drew attention to the serious social and political problems of the area, including those pathological symptoms which, in his opinion, had led to both World Wars. The ethnic conflicts of the region had been escalating since the 18th century, turning into historical traumas and political hysteria in the 20th. Bibó considered the Trianon Peace Treaty such a trauma. Therefore, he rejected and raised his voice against the infringements committed by Czechoslovakians and Romanians against their Hungarian minorities. Bibó proposed the consistent application of the principle of self-governance and the introduction of political arbitration for the resolution of ethnic conflicts, but in the long term he believed in the reconciliation of these nationalities. In his view a historical shift of this kind could bring about a positive change for the Hungarian minorities of the formerly Hungarian territories.