Question

Explain any three ways in which nationalist feelings were kept alive in poland in the' 18th and 19th centuries.

Answer 1

Music played a role in keeping the nationalist feelings alive, the music of Karol Kurpinski was turned as a national symbol for them.The Polish language was maintained at ceremonies and religious affairs to keep the nationalist feeling aliveThere were few secret societies that were mainly build to keep this alive. 

Answer 2

Three ways through which nationalist feelings were kept alive in Poland in the' 18th and 19th centuries:

• The Emphasis that was there on vernacular language.

• Language played a very important role during these times in developing nationalist sentiments among the people there.

• The using of the Polish language came to be seen as a symbol of struggle against the strong Russian dominance that was there.

• Example if we take, In Poland, following armed rebellion against the Russian rule, Polish was used for most church gatherings that was held and religious instructions that were given to people.

• The result of all this led to a number of priests and bishops were sent to jails or they were sent to Siberia by the Russian authorities as a punishment for refusing to preach in the Russian language.

• They Emphasized on a collection of local folklore.

• It was not only made just to recover an ancient national spirit, but it was also to carry a modern nationalist message to a large audience that was there these audience were mostly illiterate.

• They used music this was done in order to keep the nationalist feeling alive.

• If you take an example there was Karol Kurpinski he celebrated the national struggles with the help of his operas and music he turned folk dances like the polonaise and mazurka into nationalist symbols.