A Case of Cultural Nationalism in Eastern Europe : Karaite Studies and Their Role in the Development of a Karaite Identity in the 19th–21st Centuries
Journal: Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja
Year: 2018

A doctoral thesis, titled 'A Case of Cultural Nationalism in Eastern Europe: Karaite Studies and Their Role in the Development of a Karaite Identity in the 19th–21st Centuries'.&#13;\n&#13;\nChronologically, my study begins in the 19th century, a time when some evidence of Karaite social activity allows us to identify the beginnings of a Karaite ‘National Movement’. However, I open the discussion with a retrospective look at the historical background and preconditions for the beginnings of the K