Before revision: The empire, ruled from Vienna, included Germans, Austrians, Hungarians, Slovenes , Poles, Czechs, Croats, Slovaks, Ukrainians, Ruthenians, Romanians , Serbs and Italians, all of whom attempted in the course of the revolution to achieve either autonomy, independence, or even hegemony over other nationalities.
After revision: The empire, ruled from Vienna, included German-speaking Austrians, Hungarians, Czechs , Poles, Croats, Ukrainians, Romanians, Slovaks, Slovenes , Serbs and Italians, all of whom attempted in the course of the revolution to achieve either autonomy, independence, or even hegemony over other nationalities.