Conditions of formation of the identity of Belarusians (1795–1991): attempt to outline the problem Cover Image

Умовы фарміравання ідэнтычнасці беларусаў (1795 – 1991 гг.) – cпроба пастаноўкі праблемы
Conditions of formation of the identity of Belarusians (1795–1991): attempt to outline the problem

Author(s): Viachaslau Shved
Subject(s): Nationalism Studies, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Uniwersytet Warszawski - Katedra Studiów Interkulturowych Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej
Keywords: Polonization; Litvinism; Russification; Western Russianism; Belarusianization; Sovietization;

Summary/Abstract: The author examines the main processes of social and political life, which positively or negatively influenced the formation of the identity of Belarusians in various periods of the country’s history: polonization and Litvinism at the end of the 18th-first half of the 19th century,Russification after the uprising of 1830–31, Western Russianism in the middle of the 19th century, Belarusianization in 1923–27, Sovietization of Belarusian people in 1922–91. The essence of each of the mentioned processes is revealed, examples are given.

  • Issue Year: 8/2023
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 143-160
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Belarusian