Prague and Czech Society in the Perspective
of Three Generations of Polish and Lithuanian Patriots Cover Image

Praha a česká společnost v pohledu tří generací polskolitevských a litevských vlastenců
Prague and Czech Society in the Perspective of Three Generations of Polish and Lithuanian Patriots

Author(s): Luboš Švec
Subject(s): History, Comparative history, Ethnohistory, Local History / Microhistory, Social history, 19th Century
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Masarykův ústav
Keywords: Lithuania; Polish territorial patriotism; Lithuanian ethnic language national movement; Vilnius; Prague; Czech national movement; cognition; comparison; relations

Summary/Abstract: This article discusses the way in which three different generationsof Lithuanian patriots defined their relationship with the Czech nationalmovement; how the Czech national movement influenced the developmentof the Lithuanian national movement in the 19th century. The article ismethodologically based on a three-stage periodization of the national movementprovided by historian, Miroslav Hroch. It draws information primarily on thebasis of text analysis of the journals Teka Wileńska, Aušra, and Varpas, whichcan be regarded as generational ideological platforms, and correspondence andmemories of activists. The author researches the difference in the motivation ofLithuaanian-Polish patriots on one hand and, on the other, by later generationsactivists of the Lithuanian national movement.

  • Issue Year: 9/2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 24-45
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Czech