Meaning of Springtime of Nations | Babel Free

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1. A period, sometimes confounded with the Age of Revolution in Europe and/or the pre-March era (Vormärz) specifically in Germany; variously beginning in 1789 (the French Revolution) or (in Germany) either in 1815 (German Confederation) or 1830 (French July Revolution) and leading up to the Revolutions of 1848.
   European
2. A period from 1848-49 (Revolutions of 1848) characterised by political upheavals throughout Europe which aimed to replace monarchies with independent nation-states.
   European
3. A general term for similar revolutions in recent times; cf. Arab Spring

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“1964, book review⟳ in Quarterly Review⟳ of Scientific Publications, Issues 25-32, Polish Academy of Sciences, page 48, Literary life in Silesia is portrayed in the period from 1806 (the date⟳ of the final annexation of Silesia by Prussia) until 1849 (the end⟳ of the Springtime of Nations).”

“But what about the harbinger of the Springtime of Nations; and Karl Marx; and the visions of the brotherhood of mankind?”

“[…]was but the prodrome of a succession of Slavic revolts: first in Poland in 1830–31, and then of the Czechs, Croats, and Ruthenians in Galicia at the time of the revolutions of 1848-49 ("The Springtime of nations").”

“The legacy of the Springtime of Nations in Hungary was double-edged.”

“For while 1989 was greeted as a magical year by the Western mass public—a new springtime of nations auguring a long-term peace—for policy makers it meant trouble⟳.”

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