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| | Pravapis.org - Belarusian language - Language, nationalism, and populism in Belarus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) |
 | | As an instrument of nation and state building, political actors often consider language to be the unique and absolute symbol of a nation, Nevertheless, none of them agrees on the meaning of the terms "nation" and "nationalism." Assuming that nationalism is "a political principle which asserts that political unity and national unity should be congruent," |
 | | In the Belarusian national revival movements, the role played by grammarians, philologists, historians, and producers was particularly important in a period when national language, as a speech instrument and matter, served to promote the idea of political separatism. |
 | | According to this perspective, the support of the national language, considered as the core of the nation, is one of the fundamental elements of the fight for democracy, not only because to speak one's national language is a right, but also because it signifies a defense of national interests. |
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