Pan-Slavism and Slavophilia in Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe: Origins, Manifestations and Functions

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This book explores origins, manifestations, and functions of Pan-Slavism in contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, arguing that despite the extinction of Pan-Slavism as an articulated Romantic-era geopolitical ideology, a number of related discourses, metaphors, and emotions have spilled over into the mainstream debates and popular imagination. Using the term Slavophilia to capture the range of representations, the volume analyses how geopolitical discourses shape the identity and policies of a community, providing a comparative analysis that covers a range of Slavic countries in order to understand how Pan-Slavism works and resonates across geographic and political contexts. Preface Contents Notes on Contributors List of Figures List of Tables Introduction Examining Pan-Slavism: Conceptual Approach, Methodological Framework, and the State of the Art Introduction Manifestations of Pan-Slavism in Today’s World Theoretical and Methodological Notes State of the Art and Contribution to the Field Structure of the Volume Pan-Slavism as History Russian Pan-Slavism: A Historical Perspective Introduction Sergei Sharapov’s Pan-Slavic Programme Major Arguments and Inspirations Contours of the Pan-Slavic Union Flirting with Neo-Slavism Conclusion A Short History of Pan-Slavism and Its Impact on Central Europe in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Introduction From the Twentieth Century On Conclusion Pan-Slavism in the Balkans: A Historical View Introduction From Cultural and Literary to the Political and Ideological Realm Towards a Conclusion: Pan-Slavism and the Yugoslav State Pan-Slavism as a (Political) Tool New Wine in an Old Wineskin: Slavophilia and Geopolitical Populism in Putin’s Russia Introduction Essentialisation of Slavicness Geopolitical Populism Russia’s Mission Conclusion Ideational Travels of Slavophilia in Belarus: From Tsars to Lukashenka Introduction Belarusian Nationalism and the Slavic Idea West Russism: A Local Version of the Russian World? Lukashenka and Slavophilia Pan-Slavism and the Belarusian Orthodox Church Conclusion On Pan-Slavism, Brotherhood, and Mythology: The Imagery of Contemporary Geopolitical Discourse in Serbia Introduction The Mythologization of the ‘Brotherhood’ Between Serbia and Russia ‘Brotherhood’ vs. ‘Westernization’ in the 1990s ‘Brotherhood’ and/or ‘Europeanization’ from the 2000s Conclusion Intermarium or Hyperborea? Pan-Slavism in Poland After 1989 Introduction Warsaw Between the East and the West On the Return of Pan-Slavism Multifacetedness of Pan-Slavism in Poland Conclusion On Pan-Slavism, Identity, and Other Issues A Distant Acquaintance: Reflecting on Croatia's Relationship with Pan-Slavism Introduction Historical Overview South Slavism and Yugoslavia Dissolution of Yugoslavia in the 1990s Post-Independence Politics Differentiation from South Slavism Through Education Detachment from but also Occasional Nostalgia for Yugoslavia Conclusion On Pan-Slavism(s) and Macedonian National Identity Introduction National and Pan-National Identities Pan-Slavism and Macedonian National Identity Pan-Slavism in Early Takes on Macedonian National Identity Yugoslavism and Macedonian National Identity Socialist Yugoslavia and ‘Brotherhood and Unity’ Contemporary Debates on Macedonian Identity: New Myths, New Supranational Projects The Long Road to EU Integration Conclusion Invented ‘Europeanness’ Versus Residual Slavophilism: Ukraine as an Ideological Battlefield Introduction Slavophiles into Ukrainians Persistent Ambivalence Ambient Slavophilism? Conclusion On Pan-Slavism, East vs. West Divide, and Orthodoxy Bulgaria’s Backlash Against the Istanbul Convention: Slavophilia as the Historical Frame of Pseudo-Religious Illiberalism Introduction Why Slavophilia? Bulgaria’s Slavic Connection National Revival Independent Statehood Communist Period How Bulgaria Misunderstood the Istanbul Convention ‘Gender’ as the Focal Point of Identity Iterations Political Iterations of Pan-Nationalist Identity Against ‘Gender’ Pan-Nationalist Iterations of Religious Identity Among a Non-Practising Public Conclusion: The Discursive Legacy of Slavophilia in Bulgaria’s Current Geopolitics Montenegrin Squaring of the Circle: Between Russophilia, Pan-Orthodoxia, and Competing Nationalism Introduction The Changing Dynamics of the Montenegrin-SOC-Russian Triangle Political Alliance with Russia is More Attractive and Promising Than the ‘European Dream’ The SOC as Protector and Preserver of Orthodox Unity and Pan-Slavic Ideology in Montenegro Conclusion Pan-Slavism and Slavophilia in the Czech Republic Within the Context of Hybrid Threats Introduction Hybrid Threats, Pan-Nationalism and Illiberal Actors: A Conceptual Framework Historical Roots of Pan-Slavism in Czech Extremist and Illiberal Politics Hybrid Campaigns and Pan-Slavism and Slavophilia in the Czech Republic After 1993 The Contemporary Pan-Slavic and Slavophilic Spectrum in the Czech Republic Case Study: The Vrbětice Ammunition Depot Explosion and GRU Involvement Conclusion Slovakia: Emergence of an Old-New Pseudo-Pan-Slavism in the Context of the Conflict Between Russia and Ukraine After 2014 Introduction Heritage of the Historical Disputes Marginalisation of the ‘Slavophilic’ Agenda After 2000 Slavicness as an Alternative? The Beginning of the Crisis in Ukraine (2013–2014) and Its Consequences Non-Partisan Actors in Slavophilic Discourse Slavophilic Discourse in Slovakia Conclusion An Ethnographic Look on Pan-Slavism Manifestations of Pan-Slavic Sentiments Among South Slavic Diaspora Communities in the United States of America Introduction The Main Arguments and Theoretical Framework Research Methodology, Data Collection and Analysis ‘We Still Find Things That Unify Us!’—New Forms of ‘Yugoslavism’ Among the South Slavic Diaspora Communities in the United States Conclusion Interethnic Ritual Kinship as Pan-Slavism in Bosnia and Herzegovina Introduction Different Cultures Have Different Sets of Collective Social Programming Historical Documentation of Interethnic Kinship Çelebi on the Bosnian Frontier Filipović in a Bosnian Village Hörmann Among Bosnian Muslims Ritual Kinship in Folklore Negative Examples of Interethnic Kinship Throughout History The Betrayal Trope in Vuk Drašković's Novel, Nož The Betrayal Trope in Ahmet M. Rahmanović’s Black Soul Mountain Wreath’s Rejection of Interfaith Ritual Kinship Frequency of Interethnic Ritual Kinship in Bosnia and Herzegovina The Impact of War on Interethnic Ritual Kinship Conclusion (and a Note on Interethnic Ritual Kinship in Ukraine) Afterword Appendix Index of Persons Index of Subjects