MA Thesis Rise & Fall of Belarusian National Identity by Denis Parfenov
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This paper establishes that Belarusian nation has all vital preconditions for development of strong national identity, however, as many scholars believe, up to now Belarusians failed to have one. To find out why Belarusian national identity is weak, Miroslav Hroch’s methodology of studying small and oppressed nations is used. Belarusians failed in initial phase of national revival. However there is an evident relative success in later phases. Contrary to common belief, Belarusian nation almost revived in the early twentieth century.
