Heirs to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Krajovość as an attempt ideology „Lithuanian Poles” in the age of nationalism) 3620-SWK-H-OG

Krajovość as the national ideology of the “civil” (or “political”) type has been developed in Belarus and the Lithuania at the beginning of the twentieth century. The adherents of krajovość claimed that all native inhabitants of the historical Lithuania, disregarding their ethno-cultural identity, are “the Kraj citizens” and therefore belong to one nation. Some called them “the nation of Lithuanians”. The category of “the native inhabitants” was used in relation to the Lithuanians, Belarusians, Poles, Jews, and almost never to the Russians. As the main criterion for a national identity they proclaimed patriotism and self-identification as “the Kraj citizens“.
The Krajovość idea appeared among the nobility. It’s representatives belong to the combined Polish culture in respect of their own Lithuanian and Belarusian origin. The former Grand Duchy of Lithuania was interpreted by them as a historical native land. It was the determining factor in the formation of a new identity.
All adherents of krajovość (Michal Romer, Raman Skirmunt, Kanstancyja Skirmunt, Ludwik Abramovich etc.) belonging to the group of the “Lithuania (vel Belarus) Poles”. Despite of their intentions, the krajovość idea were formed on the basis of the “Lithuanian Poles’” struggle for their own place in the new society. As a result, the ideology for “Lithuanian Poles” was created, but it could not neutralize the existing Polish-Lithuanian-Belarusian conflict.

Type of course

general courses

Prerequisites (description)

Krajovość as the national ideology of the “civil” (or “political”) type has been developed in Belarus and the Lithuania at the beginning of the twentieth century.

Course coordinators

Aliaksandr Smalianchuk

Bibliography

Bibliografia źródłowa:
- Eric Hobsbawm, Ranger Terence, Tradycja wynaleziona, Kraków 2008.
- Eric Hobsbawm, Narody i nacjonalizm po 1780 roku. Warszawa 2010;
- Antoni D. Smith, Nacjonalizm, Warszawa 2007,
- Ernest Gellner, Narody i nacjonalizm, wyd II: Warszawa 2009;
- Michał Römer. Dzienniki. Tom 1. 1911-1913. Red. Dr R. Miknys. (Warszawa 2017); Dzienniki. Tom. 2. 1914-1915 (Warszawa 2017).
- Pamiętnik Wileński. Komitet red. H. Chocianowiczowa, K. Okulicz, Fr. Wysłouch, Londyn-Łomianki, 2010.

Opracowania:
- Juliusz Bardach, O dawnej i niedawnej Litwie, Poznań 1988;
- Dialog kultur i pamięci w regionie ULB, pod red. A. Nikżentajtisa i M. Kopczyńskiego, Warszawa 2014;
- Polacy na Białorusi. Od końca XIX do początku XX wieku. Wybrane problemy stosunków polsko-białoruskich. Pod red. T. Gawina. Warszawa 2017
- Andrzej Mencwel, Przedwiośnie czy potop. Studium postaw polskich w XX wieku, Warszawa 1997.
- Andrzej Walicki, Polskie zmagania z wolnością, Kraków 2000.
- Piotr Wandycz, Cena wolności, Kraków 1995.
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Z Kresów na Kresy. Wielkie przesiedlenie Polaków [w] „Pomocnik historyczny”. 2016. Nr 4.

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