Pan-Slavism
Eastern European solidarity
Pan-Slavism is a 19th-century political and cultural movement advocating unity among Slavic peoples—Russians, Poles, Czechs, Serbs, and others.
The idea held that shared linguistic and ethnic heritage should translate into political solidarity or union.
Russia often positioned itself as the natural leader of such unity, which other powers viewed with suspicion.
The movement influenced Balkan nationalism and contributed to tensions preceding World War I.
Eastern Slavic language
- PolishSmooth to a shine
- CzechOf Prague's homeland
- SerbianOf or from Serbia
- BulgarianOf or from Sofia's country
Croatian · Ukrainian · Slovak · Slovenian · Belarusian · Macedonian · Montenegrin · Bosnian
Dual monarchy until 1918
- Tsarist RussiaMonarchy preceding Soviet state
- Ottoman EmpireTurkish sultanate, 1299-1922
- YugoslaviaFormer South Slav federation
- CzechoslovakiaFormer Central European republic
Balkans · Eastern Orthodoxy · Romanticism · intelligentsia · revivalism · folk revival
Kinship among men
- solidarityUnity among allies
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
federation · ethnocentrism · patriotism · identity · heritage · manifest destiny · ethnic solidarity · supranational
Formal union of parties
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- unificationMerging into one entity
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
independence · annexation · protectorate · sphere of influence · minority rights · territorial claims
Russian
Eastern Slavic language
Bulgarian · Croatian · Ukrainian · Slovak · Slovenian · Belarusian · Macedonian · Montenegrin · Bosnian
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Dual monarchy until 1918
- Tsarist RussiaMonarchy preceding Soviet state
- Ottoman EmpireTurkish sultanate, 1299-1922
- YugoslaviaFormer South Slav federation
Czechoslovakia · Balkans · Eastern Orthodoxy · Romanticism · intelligentsia · revivalism · folk revival
brotherhood
Kinship among men
- solidarityUnity among allies
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
sovereignty · federation · ethnocentrism · patriotism · identity · heritage · manifest destiny · ethnic solidarity · supranational
alliance
Formal union of parties
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- unificationMerging into one entity
autonomy · independence · annexation · protectorate · sphere of influence · minority rights · territorial claims
Pan-SlavismWesternization
Adopting Western cultural practices
Europeanism · Westernism · cosmopolitanism · European integration