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Record Nr.

UNINA9910476876903321

Titolo

The Tsar, The Empire, and The Nation : : Dilemmas of Nationalization in Russia's Western Borderlands, 1905-1915 / / Darius Staliūnas, Yoko Aoshima

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[s.l.] : , : Central European University Press, , 2021

ISBN

963-386-365-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (410 p.)

Collana

Historical Studies in Eastern Europe and Eurasia

Disciplina

947.08/3

Soggetti

History / Modern / 20th Century

Political Science / Political Ideologies / Nationalism & Patriotism

History / Europe / Eastern

History

History

Electronic books.

Russia

Russie Politique et gouvernement 1904-1914

Russie Histoire 1904-1914

Russia Religious life and customs

Russia Ethnic relations History 20th century

Russia Politics and government 1904-1914

Russia History 1904-1914

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Transformations of imperial nationality policy -- Confessions in the crossfire -- Transformations in education -- The problem of the Russian right.

Sommario/riassunto

"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"--