Estonian national awakening

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The Estonian national awakening was a 19th-century cultural and political movement in which Estonians developed a modern national identity, promoted their language and literature, and laid the groundwork for eventual independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century movement ⓘ
cultural movement ⓘ
national awakening ⓘ
national movement ⓘ
political movement ⓘ
country Estonia ⓘ
countryAfterEffect Republic of Estonia ⓘ
linked to: Estonia
endTime early 20th century ⓘ
hasCause increasing education among Estonian peasants ⓘ
influence of European romantic nationalism ⓘ
social and economic changes in the Baltic provinces ⓘ
hasEffect creation of Estonian national elite ⓘ
decline of Baltic German cultural dominance ⓘ
formation of Estonian national narrative ⓘ
foundation for Estonian independence ⓘ
growth of Estonian political aspirations ⓘ
increased use of Estonian in public life ⓘ
strengthening of Estonian national identity ⓘ
languageOfMovement Estonian ⓘ
mainLocation Governorate of Estonia ⓘ
Governorate of Livonia ⓘ
opposedBy Baltic German nobility ⓘ
linked to: Baltic nobility

Russian imperial authorities ⓘ
participant Estonian clergy ⓘ
Estonian intellectuals ⓘ
Estonian peasants ⓘ
Estonian students ⓘ
Estonian teachers ⓘ
relatedTo Estonian independence movement ⓘ
Estonian national epic Kalevipoeg ⓘ
linked to: Kalevipoeg

First Estonian Song Festival ⓘ
significantEvent codification of standard Estonian language ⓘ
creation of Estonian national symbols ⓘ
development of Estonian national historiography ⓘ
development of modern Estonian national identity ⓘ
emergence of Estonian national consciousness ⓘ
emergence of Estonian national literature ⓘ
emergence of Estonian national theatre ⓘ
emergence of Estonian political organizations ⓘ
formation of Estonian societies and associations ⓘ
growth of Estonian-language education ⓘ
organization of Estonian song festivals ⓘ
promotion of Estonian language ⓘ
promotion of Estonian literature ⓘ
rise of Estonian press ⓘ
spread of literacy among Estonians ⓘ
startTime 1850s ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ

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History of Estonia → includesEvent → Estonian national awakening ⓘ
Friedrich Robert Faehlmann → notableWorkArea → Estonian national movement ⓘ
subject linked to: Ao Manor
linked to: Estonian national awakening
Eesti rahva ennemuistsed jutud → literaryMovement → Estonian national awakening ⓘ
First Estonian Song Festival → significantEvent → Estonian national awakening ⓘ
First Estonian Song Festival → associatedWith → Estonian national movement ⓘ
linked to: Estonian national awakening
Lydia Koidula (symbolic grave) → associatedWith → Estonian national awakening ⓘ
Battle of Cēsis (1919) → involves → Estonian national movement ⓘ
linked to: Estonian national awakening
Revolutions of 1905 in Estonia → influenced → Estonian independence movement ⓘ
linked to: Estonian national awakening