On the 100th anniversary of Victor Adler's death

Humanist, doctor for the poor, patriot and politician

Reading from texts and letters by Victor Adler
Anna Weidenholzer, Author

Conversation with
Wolfgang Maderthaner, historian, Director General of the Austrian State Archives
Michaela Maier, Cultural scientist, management and scientific programme Association for the History of the Workers' Movement VGA
Andreas Babler, politician, mayor of the municipality of Traiskirchen

Moderation
Robert Misik, Author and journalist

On 11 November 1918 - the day on which Emperor Karl I renounced further participation in the affairs of government - Victor Adler died at the age of 66 as a result of cardiac asthma. The founder of social democracy thus missed the birth of the First Republic by one day.
Victor Adler united the Austrian labour movement, won the right to vote and other freedoms in a tenacious struggle, fought for the democratic republic - and died the day before its proclamation. But "our doctor", as he was affectionately known in democratic and socialist circles, was more than that: a gentle hero, an ironic revolutionary. Adler is one of the most important politicians in the history of Austria, and yet also a half-forgotten giant. What has remained of him, what would he do today?

In co-operation with RENNER INSTITUTE