Belarusian Nation-Building in Times of War and Revolution

Lizaveta Kasmach (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

288 Seiten

2023
Central European University Press (Verlag)
978-963-386-633-7 (ISBN)

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The proclamation of Belarusian independence on March 25, 1918, and the rival establishment of the Soviet Belarusian state on January 1, 1919, created two distinct and mutually exclusive national myths, which continue to define contemporary Belarusian society. This book examines the processes that resulted in this dual resolution in the context of World War I and the subsequent Russian Revolutions.

Based on original archival material, Lizaveta Kasmach scrutinizes the development of competing concepts of Belarusian nationhood in the context of rivaling national aspirations and imperial policies. The analysis convincingly demonstrates the divisions within the nationalist movement, both politically between the moderates and socialists, and geographically between German-occupied territory with Vilna as a center versus Russian-controlled territory around Minsk. Besides the case study of Belarusian nation-building efforts, the book is a contribution to the study of the First World War in East Central Europe, approaching the war and its aftermath as a mobilizational moment in the region.

Lizaveta Kasmach holds a PhD in History from the University of Alberta in Canada. Her areas of specialisation include Belarusian history of the 20th century, Soviet and post-Soviet history, and nationalism. She holds an MA degree in History and Politics from the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany and a BA degree in Translation Studies from the Minsk State Linguistic University.

Acknowledgments

Notes on transliteration, translation, and calendars

List of abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter 1. The First World War on Belarusian Territories

Chapter 2. Belarusians, Lithuanians, and Poles in the Lands of Ober Ost (1915 – 1917)

Chapter 3. “Common” Homeland of the Grand Duchy: National Politics in Ober Ost

Chapter 4. The Political Organization of the Belarusian Movement in Non-Occupied Territories in 1917

Chapter 5. The First All-Belarusian Congress

Chapter 6. Belarusian Statehood in the Making: BDR and Soviet Belarus

Concluding Remarks

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	17.10.2023
Verlagsort	Budapest
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	558 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
ISBN-10	963-386-633-2 / 9633866332
ISBN-13	978-963-386-633-7 / 9789633866337
Zustand	Neuware