RT Journal Article SR Electronic A1 Boisserie, Etienne T1 JF Romanica Olomucensia YR 2012 VO 24 IS 1 SP 35 OP 47 DO 10.5507/ro.2012.004 UL https://romanica.upol.cz/artkey/rom-201201-0004.php AB This paper contains some reflexions on the difficulty to conceive the stranger in the Central Europe, presenting, in particular, the case of Slovakia in the first decades of the 20th century.