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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910476876903321
• Autore: Staliūnas Darius
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: 2021; [s.l.] : , : Central European University Press, , 2021
• ISBN: 1-003-72322-5; 963-386-365-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (410 p.)
• Collana: Historical Studies in Eastern Europe and Eurasia
• Classificazione: HIS010010HIS037070POL031000
• 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"--