Constructing Lithuania: ethnic mapping in tsarist Russia, ca. 1800 - 1914
In: Stockholm studies in history 91
In: Södertörn doctoral dissertations 21
In: Acta Universitatis Stockholmiensis
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In: Stockholm studies in history 91
In: Södertörn doctoral dissertations 21
In: Acta Universitatis Stockholmiensis
In: Journal of Baltic studies: JBS, S. 1-18
ISSN: 1751-7877
In: Journal of Baltic studies: JBS, Band 49, Heft 2, S. 215-239
ISSN: 1751-7877
In: Journal of Baltic studies: JBS, Band 47, Heft 1, S. 155-157
ISSN: 1751-7877
In: Journal of Baltic studies: JBS, Band 46, Heft 1, S. 77-95
ISSN: 1751-7877
In: Stockholm studies in history 91
In: Södertörn doctoral dissertations 21
In: Nationalities papers: the journal of nationalism and ethnicity, Band 44, Heft 2, S. 340-356
ISSN: 1465-3923
The topic of international cooperation between national movements before the end of World War I (WWI) has still not received sufficient scholarly attention. It is common for national historiographies to concentrate on the case of their own nation. When it comes to international relations, however, connections with neighboring nations and national movements - chief adversaries in the achievement of national goals - are usually prioritized. Nevertheless, even before and especially during the war there was a vibrant scene where non-dominant nationalities could practice international diplomacy, conduct discussions, share experiences, build coalitions, and so on. This article explores one of such examples of international relations conducted between the representatives of two nations - the Catalans and the Lithuanians. They came in contact before the war at the Paris-basedUnion des Nationalités(the Union of Nationalities), an organization that was designed to unite and support non-dominant national movements. Despite being located on the opposite sides of Europe and having no apparent direct connections, the Lithuanians and the Catalans established common ground for cooperation, which especially peaked during WWI.
In: Nationalities papers: the journal of nationalism and ethnicity, Band 44, Heft 2, S. 340-17
ISSN: 0090-5992
In: Nationalities papers: the journal of nationalism and ethnicity, S. 1-17
ISSN: 0090-5992
In: Gewaltgemeinschaften, S. 343-370
In: Gewaltgemeinschaften in der Geschichte, S. 233-254
In: Historical Studies in Eastern Europe and Eurasia
This collection of essays addresses the challenge of modern nationalism to the tsarist Russian Empire. First appearing on the empire's western periphery this challenge, was most prevalent in twelve provinces extending from Ukrainian lands in the south to the Baltic provinces in the north, as well as to the Kingdom of Poland. At issue is whether the late Russian Empire entered World War I as a multiethnic state with many of its age-old mechanisms run by a multiethnic elite, or as a Russian state predominantly managed by ethnic Russians. The tsarist vision of prioritizing loyalty among all subjects over privileging ethnic Russians and discriminating against non-Russians faced a fundamental problem: as soon as the opportunity presented itself, non-Russians would increase their demands and become increasingly separatist. The authors found that although the imperial government did not really identify with popular Russian nationalism, it sometimes ended up implementing policies promoted by Russian nationalist proponents. Matters addressed include native language education, interconfessional rivalry, the "Jewish question," the origins of mass tourism in the western provinces, as well as the emergence of Russian nationalist attitudes in the aftermath of the first Russian revolution