Springtime of Nations
English
Alternative forms
- springtime of nations
Etymology
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Proper noun
Springtime of Nations
- (historical, European history) sometimes mixed up or confused with Age of Revolution in Europe from 1789 or 1815/30 (Pre-March era pre-March era) to 1848. (depending on region)
- (historical, European history) A period from 1848-49 (Revolutions of 1848) characterised by political upheavals throughout Europe which aimed to replace monarchies with independent nation-states.
- 1964, book review in Quarterly Review of Scientific Publications, Issues 25-32, Polish Academy of Sciences, page 48,
- Literary life in Silesia is portrayed in the period from 1806 (the date of the final annexation of Silesia by Prussia) until 1849 (the end of the Springtime of Nations).
- 1951, The Twentieth Century, Volume 150, Nineteenth Century and After, Limited, page 20,
- But what about the harbinger of the Springtime of Nations; and Karl Marx; and the visions of the brotherhood of mankind?
- 1999, New York Public Library News, Volumes 8-9, New York Public Library, page 89,
- […] was but the prodrome of a succession of Slavic revolts: first in Poland in 1830–31, and then of the Czechs, Croats, and Ruthenians in Galicia at the time of the revolutions of 1848-49 ("The Springtime of nations").
- 1964, book review in Quarterly Review of Scientific Publications, Issues 25-32, Polish Academy of Sciences, page 48,
- (historical) A general term for similar revolutions in recent times; cf. Arab Spring
- 2002, Anna Szalai, In the Land of Hagar: The Jews of Hungary, Beth Hatefutsoth, page 114,
- The legacy of the Springtime of Nations in Hungary was double-edged.
- 2008, Mitchell Alexander Orenstein, Stephen R. Bloom, Nicole Lindstrom, Transnational Actors in Central and East European Transitions, University of Pittsburgh Press, page 171,
- For while 1989 was greeted as a magical year by the Western mass public—a new springtime of nations auguring a long-term peace—for policy makers it meant trouble.
- 2002, Anna Szalai, In the Land of Hagar: The Jews of Hungary, Beth Hatefutsoth, page 114,
Synonyms
- (period of revolutions) People's Spring, Springtime of the Peoples
Related terms
- Arab Spring
- Prague Spring
Translations
period 1789/1815-48 in Europe characterised by revolutions
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period 1848-49 in Europe characterised by revolutions
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a general term for similar revolutions
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Further reading
Age of Revolution on Wikipedia.Wikipedia