DEEPER THAN COMPASSION

Abstract

This train of thought follows the interrelation between Ferenc Fejtő’s search for identity, course of intellectual orientation and political sympathies. The paper focuses on examining the intellectual and cultural context of the author’s concept which considers the region as a peculiarly divided, 20^th century, metaphoric alliance, namely, sees it as a conglomerate of the historical heritage of national(ity) groupings doomed to be dependent on a more moderate and weakening economic background. An extra emphasis is given to Fejtő’s inkling that the linguistic-rhetoric and power organising mechanisms of Yugoslavia headed by Josip Broz Tito and built on his heritage created their own nostalgic simulation.