Svetska revolucija: ratne uspomene i razmatranja 1914–1918

Svetska revolucija, known in English as The Making of a State, combines Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk’s wartime recollections with reflections on Europe’s transformation during the First World War. A founder of Czechoslovakia, he describes how national independence developed from a political aspiration into an internationally recognised objective.

The narrative follows his work abroad, discussions with politicians and intellectuals, and efforts to secure Allied support for Czech and Slovak independence. Diplomacy, public advocacy and the organisation of resistance intersect with accounts of Russia, Western Europe and the United States. The Czechoslovak legions, Russian revolutions and dissolution of Habsburg rule occupy important places.

The title’s “world revolution” signifies a wider transformation of political and moral order. Masaryk interprets the war through a struggle between democratic aspirations and dynastic or authoritarian systems, connecting republican government with education, religion and civic responsibility.

Political memoir and philosophical argument give the book its distinctive character. Events appear through the eyes of a participant explaining his choices and ideals. It illuminates both the creation of a state and the hopes invested in Europe’s democratic future.