Inventing Slavic Unity or the Political Use of a Romantic Concept. The Case of Mikhail P. Pogodin and Joachim Lelewel
Inventing Slavic Unity or the Political Use of a Romantic Concept. The Case of Mikhail P. Pogodin and Joachim Lelewel

Summary/Abstract: The Idea of a Slavic community constituted by a common language, early history, and culture since the early 19th century was developed into an instrument of concrete national-political demands and constitutional plans. A common course of political action in the spirit of general Slavic solidarity and commonality, however, was hindered by the particular egoisms of individual Slavic nations. Especially Poles and Russians took a specific stance in handling the Slavic idea. The article explores this distinct Russian and Polish approach by looking at the pan-Slavic concepts of two outstanding Polish and Russian historians – Joachim Lelewel and Michail P. Pogodin.

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