American Czechs between Sympathies with Polish Immigrants and Transmigration to Russia: Crises of Pan-Slavic Ideals on American Soil in the 1860s
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| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Studia Migracyjne – Przegląd Polonijny |
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| Field | History |
| Keywords | Czech immigration; Pan-Slavism; transmigration; Freethought; ethnicity |
| Description | The article deals with the phenomenon of Pan-Slavism in the Czech-American community, with emphasis on the 1860s. The Slavic idea played an important role in Czech nationalism throughout the 19th century, and continued to do so even among Czech immigrants in the United States. In the 1860s, Pan-Slavic feelings led to two unsuccessful projects advocating transmigration of American Czechs to Russia. The article proves that the plans received controversial feedback among American Czechs. This was a result of Czech-American sympathies with Poles, low reputation of Tsarist Russia as well as religious and social structure of the Czech-American community. |
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