Mapping The 1848 Vienna Revolution

The 1848 Revolution inwards France, ofttimes known every bit the Feb Revolution, was followed yesteryear a seat out of other revolutionary uprisings across Europe. In Republic of Austria the authoritarian regime was determined to quell the spread of the liberal ideas associated amongst republicanism in addition to halt the ascent of nationalist movements inside its large Empire. The Austrian Empire had already restricted liberty of the press, curtailed pupil activities in addition to banned fraternities. After the Feb Revolution it was fifty-fifty to a greater extent than non bad to repress whatever revolutionary ideas.

Despite this repression - or because of it - inwards March of 1848 people took to the streets of Vienna calling for to a greater extent than liberty in addition to the liberalization of authoritarian rule. The regime deployed troops to forcibly terminate the rebellion. From March until the terminate of the Oct Revolution Vienna witnessed a seat out of revolutionary in addition to counter-revolutionary battles betwixt the rebels in addition to the army.

The Association for the History of the Workers' Movement (VGA) inwards Vienna is currently hosting an exhibition most the 1848 Forgotten Revolution. For this exhibition it has created an interactive map of to a greater extent than or less of the barricades erected yesteryear the revolutionaries inwards Vienna during the 1848 Vienna Revolution. The locations of these barricades are shown inwards cherry-red on the interactive map.

You tin larn a amend thought most how these barricades looked yesteryear clicking on the numbered markers on the map. If you lot click on these markers you lot tin stance contemporary paintings of the barricades. These paintings convey a slide command which permit you lot to compare the historical stance shown inwards the moving-picture demonstrate amongst the same stance every bit it looks today inwards modern twenty-four hours Vienna.