The Faces of Modernity

Trencsényi, Balázs; Janowski, Maciej; Baár, Mónika; Falina, Maria; Kopeček, Michal

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“…Language emerged as the key organizational principle in the definition of the nation (Angelov, 2016). Bulgarian nationalists (under strong influences from Slavophilism) turned to Russia as an alternative source for educational and cultural resources (Trencsényi et al, 2016). By the 1840s Bulgarian literary tradition became increasingly hostile to Greek influences and reoriented toward Russia (Daskalov, 2013).…”

Section: Bulgaria’s “Other”mentioning

confidence: 99%

Civilizational mnemonics and the longue durée: The Bulgarian case

Nedelcheva

Lévy

2022

Memory Studies

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Constructivist assumptions have dominated the field of memory studies, producing an avalanche of case studies focusing on the instrumental and expedient factors shaping memory politics. However, this constructivist bias has also yielded new blind spots. For one, it tends to privilege “events” and “contingencies” over the longue durée of a particular memory configuration. Two, it remains caught in a binary juxtaposition with some states adopting globally circulating mnemonic scripts, signaling universal aspirations, while other states pursue nation-centric approaches. To overcome these blind spots (and binaries), we propose two interrelated conceptual moves: first, we are taking the importance of enduring memory figurations into consideration. Second, we expand the nation-state focus by introducing the notion of “civilizational mnemonics,” which does not replace national memories, but frequently underwrites them. Bulgarian memory politics, our test case, is part of a complex nexus of imperial legacies and post-colonial discourses. Bulgaria has been a middle ground, accommodating competing imperial projects—Ottoman, Russian, and Western. These intersections allow us to draw general inferences about mnemonic tropes and their enduring salience.

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Section: Bulgaria’s “Other”mentioning

confidence: 99%

Civilizational mnemonics and the longue durée: The Bulgarian case

Nedelcheva

Lévy

2022

Memory Studies

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“…The Yugoslav Muslim minority, as the largest non-Christian religious community, presents an interesting case, one that illustrates the limits of religious equality. The language of minority rights, which was prominent during the discussion in Paris and elsewhere in East Central Europe, did not appear out of the blue; rather, it built upon decades of thinking and talking about the “nationality question”, minorities, and the problem of organizing a highly heterogeneous population (Manela, 2007; Weitz, 2008; on the framing of the nationalities question in the nineteenth century, see Case, 2018; Trencsényi et al, 2016: 281–316). The League of Nations was charged with the protection of minorities in the newly established states, and legislation was passed, but the mechanisms of control over its implementation had limited power (Mazower, 1997).…”

Section: Building a Religiously Diverse Democratic Statementioning

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Religious Diversity and Equality in Interwar Yugoslavia

Falina

2021

Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses

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This paper explores the relationship between religion and state- and nation-building in interwar Yugoslavia. In the current scholarship, the relationship between religion and nationalism in interwar Yugoslavia has been assessed primarily in terms of its contribution to the Croat-Serbian tension and exacerbating political crisis leading to the collapse of the state (Ekmečić, 1989; Radić, 2000, 2003). This approach continues the historiographical tradition of studying the positive link between religion and national identity in the Balkans, where indeed since the 19th century religion has played an important role in the development of national ideologies and national movements (Jelavich, 1983; Kitromilides, 1994). This articles provides a more detailed exploration of the dynamic behind the religious communities’ shift from initial support of Yugoslavia in 1918 to disenchantment with the Yugoslav idea and withdrawal of support. I argue that the reasons for this shift are closely linked to how Yugoslav authorities approached the question of religious diversity and attempted to secure religious equality in the context of establishing new state structures; and to what assumptions were made about the role and place of religion in relation to both the new state and the Yugoslav nation. The article thus questions the presumption that religion was inevitably a destabilizing factor in the interwar period.

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Górny, M.: Science Embattled: Eastern European Intellectuals and the Great War

Jobbitt

2019

HunGeoBull

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and American sources, Maciej Górny's masterful study provides a critical overview of the significant contributions that intellectuals from Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe made to the war effort in multiple countries during World War I. As a history of ideas, Górny's work focuses in particular on the 'Krieg der Geister'-or 'war of the spirits'-that was waged in parallel with the military struggles on all fronts during the war. Noting that, until very recently, this war of ideas has been studied only in its Western European manifestations, Górny argues that the involvement of Eastern European intellectuals "paralleled that of their colleagues in the West," and that these intellectuals also "matched" Western scientists "both intellectually and with regard to social standing" (p. 4). Górny asserts that the similarities between the war of ideas on the Eastern and Western fronts "far outweigh the differences," and that though the differences that existed were not

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The Faces of Modernity

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Civilizational mnemonics and the longue durée: The Bulgarian case

Civilizational mnemonics and the longue durée: The Bulgarian case

Religious Diversity and Equality in Interwar Yugoslavia

Górny, M.: Science Embattled: Eastern European Intellectuals and the Great War

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