This article addresses the divided memory and contested meaning of the Great War in interwar Czechoslovakia. Focusing on the legacy of a loose and short-lived movement of army deserters called ‘Green Cadres’ that appeared in 1918, it suggests that the Czechoslovak nation building project faced challenges not only from sizable ethnic minorities within the fledgling state, but also from the restive Czech peasantry. As elsewhere in East Central Europe, many peasants regarded the Green Cadres as liberators and representatives of a more radical, rural oriented national revolution. These unfulfilled hopes resonated through the interwar period. This article thus sheds light on an important social and cultural fault line that has been neglected in histories of the world wars in Europe.

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希望的颜色：“绿色干部”的遗产与捷克斯洛伐克第一共和国的农村动荡问题

这篇文章讨论了两次世界大战之间捷克斯洛伐克大战的分裂记忆和有争议的意义。关注 1918 年出现的名为“绿色干部”的松散和短暂的逃兵运动的遗产，它表明捷克斯洛伐克的国家建设项目不仅面临来自新兴国家内大量少数民族的挑战，而且还来自动荡不安的捷克农民。与中东欧其他地区一样，许多农民将绿色干部视为更激进的、面向农村的民族革命的解放者和代表。这些未实现的希望在两次世界大战之间引起了共鸣。因此，本文揭示了一条在欧洲世界大战历史中被忽视的重要社会和文化断层线。