Pouť Slovanů do Moskvy roku 1867
Pilgrimage of the Slavs to Moscow in 1867

Author(s): Milan Prelog
Subject(s): 19th Century, Period(s) of Nation Building, Identity of Collectives
Published by: CEEOL Digital Reproductions / Collections
Keywords: Panslavism;
Summary/Abstract: The idea of an ethnographic exhibition in Moscow arose in the years following the Polish Revolution, and the idea that the exhibition would be Pan-Slavic dates back to 1865. Initially, it was intended to be scientific in nature, but over time, especially since the matter was taken over by Russian nationalists and Slavophiles (Katkov, Ivan Aksakov, etc.), it took on an increasingly political character. A campaign began to invite, in addition to Slavic scholars, political representatives of the Slavic peoples. The author describes in detail all the political and cultural factors that contributed to linking the idea of an ethnographic exhibition to that of a Pan-Slavic congress. He describes the situation of the various Slavic peoples who took up the idea of a "pilgrimage" to Moscow. Then he describes the departure of the Slavs for Moscow, the reception they received, their stay in Petersburg and Moscow, and all the events that took place during their stay. He pays particular attention to the persecution of outstanding Slavic figures after their return to their homeland. Finally, he gives a summary of the Moscow pilgrimage; the author notes that the Slavic world did not achieve any special success there in terms of its unity. The Slavic idea was undoubtedly consolidated there, but the most difficult problems were not resolved, for example, the Russo-Polish and Polish-Ruthenian problems. Then it became quite clear that, even if the Czechs were satisfied with their pilgrimage, the gulf that existed between their point of view on the Slavic question and the Russian point of view could not be bridged.

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