Estonian national awakening

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19th-century movement cultural movement national awakening national movement political movement

The Estonian national awakening was a 19th-century cultural and political movement in which Estonians developed a modern national identity, promoted their language and literature, and laid the groundwork for eventual independence.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Estonian national awakening canonical	1
Estonian national movement	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century movement ⓘ cultural movement ⓘ national awakening ⓘ national movement ⓘ political movement ⓘ
country	Estonia ⓘ
countryAfterEffect	Republic of Estonia GENERATED ⓘ
endTime	early 20th century ⓘ
hasCause	increasing education among Estonian peasants ⓘ influence of European romantic nationalism ⓘ social and economic changes in the Baltic provinces ⓘ
hasEffect	creation of Estonian national elite ⓘ decline of Baltic German cultural dominance ⓘ formation of Estonian national narrative ⓘ foundation for Estonian independence ⓘ growth of Estonian political aspirations ⓘ increased use of Estonian in public life ⓘ strengthening of Estonian national identity ⓘ
languageOfMovement	Estonian ⓘ
mainLocation	Governorate of Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Governorate of Livonia NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy	Baltic German nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian imperial authorities ⓘ
participant	Estonian clergy ⓘ Estonian intellectuals ⓘ Estonian peasants ⓘ Estonian students ⓘ Estonian teachers ⓘ
relatedTo	Estonian independence movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Estonian national epic Kalevipoeg NERFINISHED ⓘ First Estonian Song Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantEvent	codification of standard Estonian language ⓘ creation of Estonian national symbols ⓘ development of Estonian national historiography ⓘ development of modern Estonian national identity ⓘ emergence of Estonian national consciousness ⓘ emergence of Estonian national literature ⓘ emergence of Estonian national theatre ⓘ emergence of Estonian political organizations ⓘ formation of Estonian societies and associations ⓘ growth of Estonian-language education ⓘ organization of Estonian song festivals ⓘ promotion of Estonian language ⓘ promotion of Estonian literature ⓘ rise of Estonian press ⓘ spread of literacy among Estonians ⓘ
startTime	1850s ⓘ
timePeriod	19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ

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History of Estonia → includesEvent → Estonian national awakening ⓘ

Ao Manor → notableWorkArea → Estonian national awakening ⓘ

subject surface form: Friedrich Robert Faehlmann

this entity surface form: Estonian national movement