"The assassination of an Austrian dictator in 1934 as part of a putsch did little to shake the slain leader’s newly established political system."
They're talking about the assassination of Engelbert Dollfuss. [0].
The system they're talking about lasted only four more years before the backers of his assassins took over the country, and it's possible that he might have been able to continue Austria's independence if he had lived.
For background, I'd like to suggest Patrick Leigh Fermor's memoir of travelling in Austria during this time period, _A Time of Gifts_ [1], [2]
"The assassination of an Austrian dictator in 1934 as part of a putsch did little to shake the slain leader’s newly established political system."
They're talking about the assassination of Engelbert Dollfuss. [0].
The system they're talking about lasted only four more years before the backers of his assassins took over the country, and it's possible that he might have been able to continue Austria's independence if he had lived.
For background, I'd like to suggest Patrick Leigh Fermor's memoir of travelling in Austria during this time period, _A Time of Gifts_ [1], [2]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Dollfuss
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Time_of_Gifts
[2] https://www.amazon.com/A-Time-of-Gifts-audiobook/dp/B00JXQQ3...