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Pan-slavism

14 th March. Pan-slavism. 1848 Panslavic conference in Prague in Bohemia Initially anti Russia Independence of Serbia – motivated by the nationalistic feelings of the revolutions of 1848 / liberalism Southern slavs desired unity and looked to Russia for support. 14 th March. Pan-slavism.

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Pan-slavism

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  1. 14th March Pan-slavism 1848 Panslavic conference in Prague in Bohemia Initially anti Russia Independence of Serbia – motivated by the nationalistic feelings of the revolutions of 1848 / liberalism Southern slavs desired unity and looked to Russia for support

  2. 14th March Pan-slavism Defeat at Crimea (1856) turns general romantic slavophilia into a more militant pan-slavist movement – as humiliation at hands of Western European powers

  3. 14th March Pan-slavism Danilevsky a foremost proponent – he wrote ‘Russia and Europe’ and argued that they had very distinct cultures and either Russia would go under or maintain a distinct identity 1871

  4. 14th March Pan-slavism Russo-Turkish war 1877-78 Proposed creation of ‘Big Bulgaria’ – motivated by pan-slavic ideas Proposal overturned at the Congress of Berlin 1878

  5. 14th March Russification The usually involuntary adoption of Russian language or culture by otherwise non-Russian populations

  6. 14th March Russification No completely policy. Rather, depending on the Tsar and the historical context. Alexander III (1881 – 1894) was the Tsar who pushed through Russification the most.

  7. 14th March Russification • Following divisions of Poland by stronger neighbours (Russia, Prussia) in the C18th Poland became part of the Russian empire. • Following the revolt in Poland in 1863, on nationalist grounds, the Russification of Poland was accelerated. • Banning of Polish language in public 1864 • Outlawing of Polish in schools and official offices in the 1880s

  8. 14th March Russification Poles / Roman Catholics banned from official position In Poland : Flying university 1805 – 1905 A secret, ‘underground’ educational network that taught students in Polish with leading scholars involved. Known as flying or floating university Aims of Russification? A strong, unified state? Alexander III’s aims of ‘Autocracy, Orthodoxy, Nationalism’ Notice links between motivation of domestic policy and foreign – underlying belief in tradition and the single authority provided for by Tsarism.

  9. 14th March Anti-Semitism

  10. 14th March Russian expansion Look at Ukhtomskii source. Qs – What is the context of the source? What possible factors / motivations are suggested for Russia expansion to the East?

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