The nation, Slavism, and Russia in the national emancipation conception of Svetozár Hurban Vajanský

Abstract The study explains the perception of nation in political thinking Svetozár Hurban Vajanský, which is founded on primordialist starting points and has a holistic character. In this context, relationship between nationally conscious elite people analysed more detail. ambivalence Vajanský’s evident fact that, many ways, he formally promotes Ľudovít Štúr’s original idea unity, but, within Slovak discourse, programme uniformity. Subsequently, becomes source cultural isolationism. This complemented parallel by reflecting primary acculturation importance national developing consciousness population. Vajanský also incorporated Slavic mutuality into emancipation concept identity. Its content line with ethnic romanticism. historicist development Slavs under Russian protection appears his thinking. Russophilism was, thus, loosely tied to ideas Slavophiles idealising perspective Slavs’ civilisational mission, who were form new, spiritual culturally advanced, civilisation circle compared morally declining nations West.