Pan-Slavism

[pan-slah-viz-uhm, -slav-iz-]

noun

1. the idea or advocacy of a political union of all the Slavic peoples.

Pan-Slavism

noun

1. (esp in the 19th century) the movement for the union of the Slavic peoples, esp under the hegemony of tsarist Russia

Other Word Forms

• Pan-Slav adjective
• Pan-Slavic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pan-Slavism¹

First recorded in 1840–50; pan- + Slavism

Example Sentences

Stanic displays an extreme version of a more common mindset, a form of Pan-Slavism that believes Serbia has historic and religious links to Russia.

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At the time, it seemed like the ideals that drove the country might disappear for good - not just Pan-Slavism, but the utopian vision for how increasing numbers of people could live in urban areas.

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Skrabak said his group cooperates with far-right groups in Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Serbia to jointly fight "against the dictate of Brussels," and to spread the idea of pan-Slavism, a union of ethnic Slavs.

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I think the dependency of small nations on big nations in the East is a reminder of the Pan-Slavism, an imperialistic political strategy adopted by Russia in the mid-19th century.

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The word "Pan-Slavism" appears to mean common action or interest among all who speak the Slav tongues, and similarly suggests some ethnological bond of kinship.

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