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with six items: “1. Sharp-wittedness; 2. Xenophobia; 3. Sincerity and deci-
siveness; 4. Joy and a love of singing; 5. Piety; 6. Hospitality.” And conclud-
ed his description in the spirit of Slavic reciprocity: “Just as I have sincere-
ly striven to the best of my knowledge and conscience to paint a picture
of the character of the Slovene nation, it is my fervent desire that the im-
pact of this should be felt not just in a better understanding of this nation,
which has suffered many misfortunes, but also on our part, we should turn
more fervently to the Slovenes, giving them true, dignified brotherly love,
which as the weaker nation in need of our support they deserve it in a dou-
ble measure.”5
Jan Vaclav Lego came to Slovene lands as an official but involved him-
self deeply in cultural work. In the 20 years of his sojourn he succeeded to
arouse and revive cultural and political work, particularly encouraging Slo-
venes’ interest for Slavic reciprocity and cooperation. The most important
result of his activities was to establish foundations of Slovene-Czech friend-
ship. Like Masaryk few years later, Lego believed that drobna prace/drobno
delo (minor work) leads to greater benefits in the field of education, in pro-
moting national consciousness and to awareness of ties to other Slavs with-
in Austria. As long as possible, he worked with all nationally aware Slo-
venes, regardless of their political orientation. With his broad activities and
his accomplishments he stimulated many various activities among the Slo-
venes.
Jan Lego left a strong, deep and everlasting memory among Slovenes,
reflected in numerous recognitions of his merits, in numerous occasional
articles, and particularly after his death in 1906. Contemporary research-
ers of Slovene history of 19th century, still place Jan Lego among important
intellectuals, who significantly contributed to the advancement of Slovene
national identity.
Bibliografija
Gantar Godina, Irena. “The Significance of Language and Education in Form-
ing National Consciousness of a Small Nation.” Prague, Misto narodnich
jazykú v výchovĕ,školství a vĕdė v habsburské monarchii 1867-1918/Position
of National Langiages in Education, Educational System and Science of
the Habsburg Monarchy, 1867–1918. Praga: Výzkumné centrum pro dějiny
vědy, 2003, 67–77.
Hribar, Ivan. Moji spomini I. Ljubljana: Slovenska Matica, 1984, 184–186, 192–193.
5 “Karakterisitke slovenskega naroda,” Slovan, No. 16, 17, 18, 1884.
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with six items: “1. Sharp-wittedness; 2. Xenophobia; 3. Sincerity and deci-
siveness; 4. Joy and a love of singing; 5. Piety; 6. Hospitality.” And conclud-
ed his description in the spirit of Slavic reciprocity: “Just as I have sincere-
ly striven to the best of my knowledge and conscience to paint a picture
of the character of the Slovene nation, it is my fervent desire that the im-
pact of this should be felt not just in a better understanding of this nation,
which has suffered many misfortunes, but also on our part, we should turn
more fervently to the Slovenes, giving them true, dignified brotherly love,
which as the weaker nation in need of our support they deserve it in a dou-
ble measure.”5
Jan Vaclav Lego came to Slovene lands as an official but involved him-
self deeply in cultural work. In the 20 years of his sojourn he succeeded to
arouse and revive cultural and political work, particularly encouraging Slo-
venes’ interest for Slavic reciprocity and cooperation. The most important
result of his activities was to establish foundations of Slovene-Czech friend-
ship. Like Masaryk few years later, Lego believed that drobna prace/drobno
delo (minor work) leads to greater benefits in the field of education, in pro-
moting national consciousness and to awareness of ties to other Slavs with-
in Austria. As long as possible, he worked with all nationally aware Slo-
venes, regardless of their political orientation. With his broad activities and
his accomplishments he stimulated many various activities among the Slo-
venes.
Jan Lego left a strong, deep and everlasting memory among Slovenes,
reflected in numerous recognitions of his merits, in numerous occasional
articles, and particularly after his death in 1906. Contemporary research-
ers of Slovene history of 19th century, still place Jan Lego among important
intellectuals, who significantly contributed to the advancement of Slovene
national identity.
Bibliografija
Gantar Godina, Irena. “The Significance of Language and Education in Form-
ing National Consciousness of a Small Nation.” Prague, Misto narodnich
jazykú v výchovĕ,školství a vĕdė v habsburské monarchii 1867-1918/Position
of National Langiages in Education, Educational System and Science of
the Habsburg Monarchy, 1867–1918. Praga: Výzkumné centrum pro dějiny
vědy, 2003, 67–77.
Hribar, Ivan. Moji spomini I. Ljubljana: Slovenska Matica, 1984, 184–186, 192–193.
5 “Karakterisitke slovenskega naroda,” Slovan, No. 16, 17, 18, 1884.
302
