National Self Perception Among the Lithuanian Nobility: Evidence from the Radziwiłł Family
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2001
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01629770000000211
Abstract
This article examines the question of the “polonization” of the Lithuanian nobility. The author refutes the notion that Lithuanian nobles lacked a perception of themselves as a separate nation; instead asserting that they identified the state interests of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania with the interests of their own noble house. She employs a dual focus: first analyzing the myth of Roman descent of the Lithuanian nobility and second engaging in content analysis of Radziwiłł family writings. Sources for this study are published articles as well as manuscript sources from the Main Archive of Ancient Documents in Warsaw, Poland.
Publication Information
Lubamersky, Lynn. (2001). "National Self Perception Among the Lithuanian Nobility: Evidence from the Radziwiłł Family". Journal of Baltic Studies, 32(1), 5-18.
