Austrai – nedidelė mažuma, kuri turėjo įtaką Lietuvos tarpukario gyvenimui. Vieni čia gyveno ir dirbo, kiti tiesiog atvykdavo poilsiauti. Pasirinktos dvi svarbiausios austrų lokalizacijos vietos Lietuvoje - Kaunas ir Klaipėdos kraštas. Magistrinio darbo objektas – austrai, gyvenę ar lankęsi Kaune ir Klaipėdos krašte 1924-1939 m. bei jų įvažiavimą ir buvimą reglamentuojantys dokumentai.. Darbo tikslas: išsiaiškinti dėl kokių priežasčių austrai imigravo 1924 – 1939 m. į Lietuvą ir kokį vaidmenį suvaidino Klaipėdos krašto ir Kauno pramonėje ir kultūriniame gyvenime Išanalizavus pirminius ir antrinius šaltinius, galima teigti, kad Klaipėdos krašte gyveno nedidelė austrų bendruomenė. Iš viso identifikuota 16 austrų. Keletas iš jų dirbo pramonės sektoriuje, taip pat restorane ir privačiose įstaigose. Dėl spartaus kultūros ir pramonės vystymosi daugiausia į Lietuvą atvykusiųjų austrų gyveno Kaune. Čia dauguma dirbo kaip artistai įvairiuose restoranuose. Didelė dalis atvykusiųjų dirbo ir pramonėje. Gamyklose dirbę austrai gaudavo didžiausią darbo užmokestį. Austrų, gyvenančių ir dirbančių Klaipėdos krašte 1924-1939 skaičius nežymiai augo. Daugiausia gyveno 1930 m. – 14 austrų. Kaune 1924-1929 m. gyvenusiųjų austrų skaičius svyravo nuo 30 iki 38. 1929 m. viduryje liko tik trečdalis gyvenusiųjų austrų. Austrų, gyvenančių ir dirbančių Klaipėdos krašte 1924-1939 skaičius nežymiai augo. Daugiausia gyveno 1930 m. – 14 austrų. Kaune 1924-1929 m. gyvenusiųjų austrų skaičius svyravo nuo 30... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Austrians – a small minority that had an impact on the life of inter-war Lithuania. Some of them lived and worked here, the others used to come here for rest. Two major Austrian locations in Lithuania have been chosen – Kaunas and Klaipėda Region. Object of the master paper – Austrians who visited and lived in Kaunas and Klaipėda Region in 1924-1939 and the documents regulating their immigration and stay. Objective of the paper: to find out the reasons causing Austrians’ immigration to Lithuania in 1924-1939 and to find out what role they played in industry and cultural life in Kaunas and Klaipėda Region. Upon the analysis of primary and secondary sources, it can be stated that a small Austrian community lived in Klaipėda Region. In total 16 Austrians have been identified. Some of them worked in the industrial sector, also in a restaurant and private institutions. The biggest part of Austrians after immigration lived in Kaunas due to the quick development of culture and industry. Most of them worked here as artists in various restaurants. A big part of immigrants also worked in industry. Austrians who worked in the factories used to get the biggest salaries. The number of Austrians who lived and worked in Klaipėda Region in the years 1924-1939 was increasing little by little. The most Austrians lived in 1930 – 14 Austrians. The number of Austrians living in Kaunas in the years 1924-1939 ranged between 30 and 38. In the middle of the year 1929 only the third of the Austrians... [to full text]

The thesis "The image of Czech-Austrian settlement in 1871 in media coverage by Viennese press" is focused on the view of German Austrians on the constitutional negotiations between the government in Vienna and the Czech political representation. The settlement consisted of a several media events reflected by major European dailies. The work examines the sight of two important Viennese newspaper - Die Neue Freie Presse and Die Presse, which were located in the center of the political focus. The research depicts period when constitutional negotiations culminated - from August to September 1871. Prior the analysis of dailies is the theoretical part describing the development of Czech-German relations, with emphasis on German nationality within the Habsburg monarchy, the development of censorship in the monarchy in the second half of the nineteenth century and the history of the examined periodicals.

This thesis deals with the involvement of the Austrians in the 2nd tank division SS "Das Reich." The introductory part analyzes personnel cast of the division and aims at finding the answer to the question, in which period the largest number of the Austrians served in the division and possibly how many. The main focus is put on the question, whether the Austrians in the division who owned the highest army decorations of the Third Reich were represented by below-average or above-average numbers in view of their total number. We can not omit to mention a social profile of these decorated men, which provides us with broader point of view of their personalities. Last but not least, the thesis deals with the question, whether the Austrians took part in war crimes committed by the division. Key words: division "Das Reich", Waffen-SS, Austrians, social profile, war crimes, high decorations