Bibliogr. s. 407-409

The article presents a brief overview of land reform in Slovakia between 1919 and 1935 from the viewpoint of social and economic transition from post-feudal agricultural system into a modern one. It outlines the legal, social and economic conditions in Slovakia, which after the rise of Czechoslovakia became the basis for land reform. Due to improper agrarian structure, caused mainly by relicts of feudal system, there were many social and economic problems in Slovakia, so the need emerged for a land reform. The Author analyzes both the ideological background and the practical side of the agrarian reform. In the summary advantages and disadvantages of the agrarian reform in interwar Slovakia were identified and considered from the perspective of social and economic effects.