2003/01/01 by Toivo U. Raun · 4 citations
Social Sciences · #Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics #Soviet and Russian History #Central European national history
paper · doi:10.1111/1469-8219.00078
openalex publication_date 2003/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
Abstract This article revisits the topic of Estonian nationalism during the second half of the nineteenth century and up to the eve of independence in the early twentieth century. It briefly surveys the treatment of the Estonian case in recent larger works on nationalism and then offers an assessment of various issues relating to Estonian nationalism in its early phase, including the suitability of a strictly modernist approach, nation formation and the question of the spread of national consciousness on a mass basis, and the role of cultural versus political aspects. The article also notes the deepening of research on nationalism in post‐communist Estonia, especially studies of social mobilisation, ties with neighbouring Finland and Latvia, and the role of Russification. It concludes with a reassessment of the salient elements of Estonian national identity in this period.