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When the Harbors Sat Empty: National Attitudes, Maritime Policy, and Imperial Belonging in the Russian Baltic in the Aftermath of 1905

Rushing, Alexander W.

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Title
When the Harbors Sat Empty: National Attitudes, Maritime Policy, and Imperial Belonging in the Russian Baltic in the Aftermath of 1905
Author(s)
Rushing, Alexander W.
Issue Date
2024-12-01
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
  • Whittington, Anna
  • Randolph, John
Discipline
History
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Degree Level
Thesis
Date of Ingest
2025-01-27T14:53:35-06:00
Keyword(s)
  • Russian Empire
  • Baltic Sea
  • Nationalism
  • Imperialism
Language
eng
Abstract
In the years after the Russo-Japanese War and the Revolution of 1905, Russian officials in the Baltic embarked on a project to preserve Russian influence and authority in the Baltic Sea. As part of this, they engaged in an extensive renegotiation of ideas of loyalty and belonging, both among members of the ruling class, and between rulers and subjects in the Baltic Provinces. Officials sought to rebuild the shattered Baltic Fleet and protect it from both internal and external threats. Imperial officials became more paranoid about some of those they had long trusted, while bringing in new groups as trusted loyal subjects of the empire. Previous studies of nationality, policy, and Russification in the Western Frontier have focused on the terrestrial Russian empire, but this project seeks to recognize the Russian Empire’s character as a maritime state, participating in a broader “Baltic World.”
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Rushing, Alexander W

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