History, culture and language of Lithuania: proceedings of the International Lithuanian Conference, Poznań 17 - 19 September 1998
In: Linguistic and Oriental studies from Poznań
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In: Acta historica Universitatis Klaipedensis 41
In: Politologija, Issue 1, p. 3-27
ISSN: 1392-1681
The article analyzes the concept of national state & the meaning of national independence. Political independence has proven to be a much greater challenge to the nations of Eastern & Central Europe. The population of the region is not merely aware of the fact that political independence is difficult to gain; they believe that it is far more important to handle the tasks related to moral & cultural justification of independence. The said aspects do not vanish from the horizon of philosophical, moral & political reflections of the nations within the region. Links with the Western culture is one of the topical subjects in Eastern & Central Europe. However, from the vantage point of political independence the Western culture tends to undermine the spirit of the nations within the region rather than uplift it. The ailments of the Western culture, when brought to the region, are perceived as the factors destroying the meaning of independence. Adapted from the source document.