TY - BOOK AU - Aoshima,Yoko AU - Staliūnas,Darius ED - Project Muse. TI - The Tsar, The Empire, and The Nation : : Dilemmas of Nationalization in Russia's Western Borderlands, 1905-1915 / T2 - Historical studies in Eastern Europe and Eurasia, SN - 9789633863640 PY - 2021/// CY - New York PB - Central European University Press KW - Politics and government KW - fast KW - Nationalism KW - National characteristics, Russian KW - Minorities KW - Ethnic relations KW - Education KW - History / Europe / Eastern KW - bisacsh KW - Political Science / Political Ideologies / Nationalism & Patriotism KW - History / Modern / 20th Century KW - Russes KW - Éducation KW - Russie KW - Histoire KW - 20e siecle KW - Nationalisme KW - Russia KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Politique et gouvernement KW - 1904-1914 KW - Religious life and customs KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Transformations of imperial nationality policy -- Confessions in the crossfire -- Transformations in education -- The problem of the Russian right; Open Access N2 - "This collection of essays addresses the challenge of modern nationalism to the tsarist Russian Empire. First appearing on the empire's western periphery, this challenge was most prevalent in twelve provinces extending from Ukrainian lands in the south to the Baltic provinces in the north, as well as to the Kingdom of Poland. At issue is whether the late Russian Empire entered World War I as a multiethnic state with many of its age-old mechanisms run by a multiethnic elite, or as a Russian state predominantly managed by ethnic Russians. The tsarist vision of prioritizing loyalty among all subjects over privileging ethnic Russians and discriminating against non-Russians faced a fundamental problem: as soon as the opportunity presented itself, non-Russians would increase their demands and become increasingly separatist"-- UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/book/89934/ ER -