Polonization

Polonization ({{P-L}} polonizacja) is the assumption (complete or partial), of the Polish language or another real or supposed Polish attribute. It may be regarded as a subclass of a historically ubiquitous process of assimilation. Such assimilation has commonly accompanied the evolution of empires, broadly construed.

Related Topics:
Polish language - Polish - Assimilation - Evolution - Empire

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Polonization was especially noted in the history of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth or Republic, when Polish drew to itself the upper classes of the Lithuanian, Belarusian and Ukrainian communities, leading to those classes' lesser or greater alienation from their ethnic roots.

Related Topics:
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - Republic - Polish - Upper class - Lithuania - Belarus - Ukrainian - Class - Alienation - Ethnic - Root

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One of the features of Polonization was the promotion of the Roman Catholic Church at the expense of the Orthodox Churches.

Related Topics:
Roman Catholic Church - Orthodox Churches

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As a consequence of the process of Polonization, disputes sometimes occur as to the ethnicities of notable persons such as Tadeusz Ko?ciuszko, Adam Mickiewicz and Ignacy Domeyko, who are claimed as national celebrities by Poles, Belarusians and Lithuanians alike.

Related Topics:
Tadeusz Ko?ciuszko - Adam Mickiewicz - Ignacy Domeyko - Poles - Belarusians - Lithuanians

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