I’m writing a slovak character from the 1890s and I want to confirm if a couple of things are accurate.
PS: He is from the central, mountanous area of Slovakia, probably Žilina but I haven’t quite decided yet
- Language
Firstly, how similar was czech and slovak? In the story I have czech side characters and how well they could communicate with the main character is important.
I know Slovakia was in Hungary’s sphere of influence, but would it be plausible for a middle class slovak in that time period to know austrian german too?
- Industrialization
Compared to other parts of the empire, how industrialized was Slovakia?
- Folklore
How intertwined are slovak and hungarian folklore?
The hungarian folkloric song that I linked fits his theme and character very well, I would consider hiring a VA to sing it, and I was wondering if in Slovakia there is a similar song.
- Is there anything else I should take into consideration that would affect the setting?
PS: The genre of the story is historical fiction, it’s not really action-based, it’s character based, it’s about observing the environment and social dynamics of that muddy period in slovak history
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