Polish National Democrats

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The Polish National Democrats were a right-wing nationalist political movement in early 20th-century Poland, associated with Roman Dmowski and known for its conservative, ethnically focused vision of the Polish state.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf nationalist movement
political movement
right-wing movement
activeInPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
associatedOrganization All-Polish Youth (Młodzież Wszechpolska)
National Democracy (Endecja)
National League (Liga Narodowa)
National Party (Stronnictwo Narodowe)
National-Democratic Party (Stronnictwo Demokratyczno-Narodowe)
associatedWith Jan Ludwik Popławski
Roman Dmowski
Zygmunt Balicki
coreConcept Catholicism as a key element of Polish identity
cultural and linguistic homogenization of the state
primacy of ethnic Poles in the state
strong, ethnically Polish nation-state
country Poland
electoralActivity participated in elections in the Second Polish Republic
foreignPolicyView advocacy of cooperation or accommodation with Russia at some stages
hostility toward Germany as main threat
historicalContext Partitions of Poland
rebirth of the Polish state after World War I
ideology Polish nationalism
conservatism
ethnic nationalism
right-wing nationalism
influenced interwar Polish right-wing politics
later Polish nationalist organizations
leader Roman Dmowski
legacy controversial due to ethnic exclusivism and antisemitic elements
media used newspapers and journals to spread ideas
opposedIdeology communism
liberalism (in its classical and progressive forms)
socialism
opposedMovement Piłsudskiite camp
Polish Socialist Party
politicalPosition far-right (in some periods and factions)
right-wing
regionOfActivity Polish lands under Austrian partition
Polish lands under Prussian partition
Polish lands under Russian partition
selfDesignation Endecja (National Democracy milieu)
stanceOnStateForm skeptical of federalist or multinational state concepts
unitary Polish nation-state
viewOnMinorities hostile to perceived German influence
hostile to perceived Jewish influence
suspicious of national minorities

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Polish National Democrats ("National Democracy (Endecja)")
Polish National Democrats ("National Party (Stronnictwo Narodowe)")
Polish National Democrats ("National-Democratic Party (Stronnictwo Demokratyczno-Narodowe)")
associatedOrganization
Gabriel Narutowicz
opposedBy
Polish National Democrats ("Endecja (National Democracy milieu)")
selfDesignation

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