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Springtime of Nations
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springtime of nations
English
Revolutions of 1848
Alternative forms
en springtime of nations
Etymology
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Proper noun
Springtime of Nations
en history European history 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.
en history European history A period from 1848-49 (Revolutions of 1848) characterised by political upheavals throughout Europe which aimed to replace monarchies with independent nation-states.
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).
en 1951 The Twentieth Century, Volume 150 Nineteenth Century and After, Limited https://books.google.com.au/books?id=sqfQAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Springtime+of+Nations%22&dq=%22Springtime+of+Nations%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjW1rju3_jxAhUf4zgGHfVxBeYQ6AEwOnoECDYQAg 20 But what about the harbinger of the Springtime of Nations; and Karl Marx; and the visions of the brotherhood of mankind?
en 1999 New York Public Library News, Volumes 8-9 w:New York Public Library https://books.google.com.au/books?id=ES3hAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Springtime+of+Nations%22&dq=%22Springtime+of+Nations%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjW1rju3_jxAhUf4zgGHfVxBeYQ6AEwIXoECEEQAg 89 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").
en history A general term for similar revolutions in recent times; cf. Arab Spring
en 2002 Anna Szalai In the Land of Hagar: The Jews of Hungary w:Beth Hatefutsoth https://books.google.com.au/books?id=RcVtAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Springtime+of+Nations%22&dq=%22Springtime+of+Nations%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjW1rju3_jxAhUf4zgGHfVxBeYQ6AEwGnoECEgQAg 114 The legacy of the Springtime of Nations in Hungary was double-edged.
en 2008 Mitchell Alexander Orenstein; Stephen R. Bloom; Nicole Lindstrom Transnational Actors in Central and East European Transitions w:University of Pittsburgh Press https://books.google.com.au/books?id=n-kjAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Springtime+of+Nations%22&dq=%22Springtime+of+Nations%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjW1rju3_jxAhUf4zgGHfVxBeYQ6AEwSnoECGIQAg 171 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.
Synonyms
en period of revolutions en People's Spring, en Springtime of the Peoples
Related terms
en Arab Spring
en Prague Spring
Translations
period 1789/1815-48 in Europe characterised by revolutions
German: de Völkerfrühling m, de Frühling der Völker m
period 1848-49 in Europe characterised by revolutions
French: fr Printemps des peuples m, fr Printemps des révolutions m
German: de Europäische Revolution f, de Völkerfrühling m
Italian: it primavera dei popoli f
Polish: pl Wiosna Ludów f
Ukrainian: uk Весна́ на́цій f, uk Весна́ наро́дів f
a general term for similar revolutions
French: fr Printemps des peuples m
German: de Völkerfrühling m, de Frühling der Nationen m
Italian: it primavera dei popoli f
Further reading
Age of Revolution