Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire Austrians. Slovak Uprising was an uprising of Slovaks against Magyar (i.e. ethnic Hungarian) domination in the Western parts of Upper Hungary (present-day Western Slovakia), within the 1848/49 revolution in the Habsburg Monarchy. It lasted from September 1848 to November 1849. During this period Slovak patriots established the Slovak National Council as their political representation and military units known as the Slovak Volunteer Corps. The political, social and national requirements of the Slovak movement were declared in the document entitled "Demands of the Slovak Nation" from April 1848. Revolutionary movements of 1849 faced an additional challenge: to work together to defeat
Empire Award for Scene of the Year Empire Award for Scene of the Year The Empire Award for Scene of the Year was an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine "Empire" to honor the best film scene of the previous year. The Empire Award for Scene of the Year was first introduced at the 8th Empire Awards ceremony in 2003 with "Yoda's duel" from "" receiving the award and last presented at the 12th Empire Awards ceremony in 2007 with "The bridge attack" from "" receiving the award. Winners were voted by the readers of "Empire" magazine. In the list below, winners are listed