Pan-Slavism

Pan–Slav·ism

noun \ˌpan-ˈslä-ˌvi-zəm, -ˈsla-\

Definition of PAN-SLAVISM

: a political and cultural movement originally emphasizing the cultural ties between the Slavic peoples but later associated with Russian expansionism

— Pan–Slav·ic \-ˈsla-vik, -ˈslä-\ adjective

— Pan–Slav·ist \-ˈslä-vist, -ˈsla-\ noun

First Known Use of PAN-SLAVISM

1850

Rhymes with PAN-SLAVISM

die-hardism, fogyism, herbalism, idealism, Wahhabism

Pan-Slavism

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

Movement to unite Slav peoples of eastern and central Europe. It began in the early 19th century when Slav intellectuals studied their common cultures. Political goals for Slavic unity increased in 1848, when a Slav congress organized by František Palacký met in Prague to press for equal rights under Austrian rule. In the 1860s the movement became popular in Russia, to which Pan-Slavs looked for protection from Turkish and Austro-Hungarian rule; this led Russia and Serbia into wars against the Ottoman Empire in 1876–77. In the 20th century, nationalist rivalries among the Slav peoples prevented their effective collaboration.