Editing Left-Wing Nationalism (section)

==History==
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===[[File:Cball-Algeria.png]] Algeria===
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===[[File:Cball-Armenia.png]] Armenia [[File:Dashnak.png]]===
Left-Wing Nationalists have played a crucial role in Armenian history. The first main Armenian Left-Wing Nationalist group was the [[File:Dashnak.png]] Armenian Revolutionary Federation also known as Dashnaks. It was founded by 3 Armenians in the Russian Empire (Stepan Zorian, Christapor Mikaelian, and Simon Zavarian) with the goal of gaining autonomy in Armenian areas of the Ottoman Empire through means of violent rebellion. They had adopted a program that included socialism and agrarian reform as well as freedom of speech, press, and religion. They enjoyed support from the Tsarist government of Russia and participated in many clashes with Azeri (then known as Caucasian Tatar) nationalists. They then blamed many of the anti-Armenian massacres committed by Azeris on the Tsarist government for refusing to take action to stop them. They organized Fedayi{{Refn|armed Armenian groups for self defense|group = Note}} groups in which they would clash with Kurdish tribes over land. After the [[File:Ittihad.png]] [[İttihadism|Young Turks]] overthrew the Sultan, Dashnaks became a legal party and some Armenians got seats in parliment, but they didn't get the reforms they were hoping for and cut ties with the Young Turks in 1912. During the Armenian genocide in 1915, many leaders of Dashnaks were killed by the Ottoman military and many lead resistance against the genocide by the Ottomans, specifically in Van. After the genocide, many Dashnaks member vowed to take revenge by killing the perpetrators of the genocide as well as the perpetrators of the 1918 massacre of Armenians in Baku. These assassinations (now known as Operation Nemesis) took place between 1920 and 1922 and assassinated many major Turkish and Azerbaijani officials involved in the genocide and massacres. Some of the most notable assassinated include: Talaat Pasha (one of the 3 rulers of the Ottoman empire at the time of the genocide and considered to be an architect of it), Fatali Khan Khoyski (first prime minister of Azerbaijan), and Cemal Pasha (another one of the 3 rulers of the Ottoman empire at the time of the genocide and like Talaat is widely considered to be an architect of it along with Enver Pasha). Dashnaks held important government positions in the short lived First Republic of Armenia and fought to take Shushi from Azerbaijan. After the Soviets invaded Armenia and Azerbaijan, the ARF was banned and its leaders were exiled to primarily Lebanon where they participated in conflicts there. During World War 2, many exiled Dashnaks members decided to side with the [[File:Nazi.png]] [[Nazism|Nazis]] in the Armenian Legion because they promised an independent Armenia. In 1975, the 60 anniversary of the Armenian genocide, a group of Armenians in Beirut, Lebanon formed a group known as the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia or ASALA. Its ideology was based on a fusion of [[File:ML.png]] [[Marxism–Leninism]] and Armenian nationalism, seeking to unite the Armenian SSR with Artsakh, Nakhichevan, and all of former western Armenia into a single Armenian state under the Armenian SSR. Most of their attacks were aimed at Turkish diplomats and their attacks resulted in the deaths of around 46 people. They developed ties with other leftist minority groups in Lebanon such as the [[File:PKK-icon-pcb.png]] [[Democratic Confederalism|Kurdistan Workers' Party]] and the [[File:Habash.png]] [[Marxism–Leninism|Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]]. After an attack on [removed] airport near Paris in 1983, the group split between those who agreed with it and those who disagreed with it leading to 2 separate groups, ASALA-Militant lead by Hagop Hagopian and ASALA-Revolutionary Movement lead by Armenian-American Monte Melkonian. They started to slowly fall apart after this split and the last attack claim by ASALA was in 1997. Monte Melkonian went on to command the Artsakhi army in the First Nagorno-Karabakh war and became the national hero of Armenia after his death.

===[[File:Cball-Catalonia.png]] Catalonia===
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===[[File:ETA.png]] Euskadi Ta Askatasuna===
The Basque Nationalist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (Basque Homeland and Liberty) or ETA, was originally started as a Basque student group known as Ekin founded in the 1950s. The group ETA itself was founded in 1959 as Aberri Ta Askatasuna or ATA but since in some Basque dialects ata means duck, they decided to change it to ETA. They were largely inspired by [[File:Ormarxf.png]] [[Marxism]] and Basque Nationalism as well as the Basque [[File:AnInde.png]] [[Independence Anarchism|Independence Anarchist]] Federico Krutwig. They held their first assembly in Bayonne, France in 1962 and held later assemblies in later years in which they affirmed their [[File:Anticap.png]] Anti-Capitalist positions. They started their attacks against the [[File:Franco-alt.png]] [[Francoism|Francoist]] government of Spain in 1968 when a police officer was shot dead trying to halt an ETA member. Their most famous attack, also known as Operación Ogro (Operation Ogre), was the assassination of then Spanish prime minister, Luis Carrero Blanco in which they blew up his car, launching him 20 feet into the air, giving him the nickname "Spain's First Astronaut" in Spain and the Basque Country. This assassination is considered an important factor in the Spanish transition to democracy, since they had killed Franco's main successor. After the death of Franco and the Spanish transition to democracy, the group had lost much of the support it previously had. The [[File:Cball-France.png]] French government, which had previously left them alone due to Franco's large human rights abuses against Basques, no longer turned a blind eye to them. They signed a permanent ceasefire in 2011, destroyed their weapons in 2017, and dissolved entirely in 2018.

===[[File:Cball-India.png]] India===
The Ghadar Movement established on July 15, 1913 by expatriate Indians in Astoria, Oregon, was a part of the larger Indian independence movement against British rule. During World War I, some Ghadar party members returned to Punjab to instigate armed revolution for Indian Independence. They smuggled arms into India and initiated the Ghadar Mutiny which resulted in the execution of 42 mutineers, following the Lahore Conspiracy Case trial. Ghadarites persisted covert anti-colonial efforts with the support of Germany and Ottoman Turkey, known as the Hindu–German Conspiracy. After the war ended, the party in the United States fractured into a Communist and an Indian Socialist faction. The party formally dissolved in 1948. Although its attempts at overthrowing the British Raj were unsuccessful, the insurrectionary ideals of the Ghadar Party influenced the individuals of the Indian Independence Movement which were at opposition to Gandhian nonviolence.

=== [[File:BhagatSingh.png]] '''Bhagat Singh''' ===
'''Bhagat Singh''' was a seminal figure in the Indian independence movement, whose life and writings reflected a deep commitment to anti-colonial struggle and radical political change. Born in 1907 in Punjab under British colonial rule, Singh was profoundly influenced by the violent repression of Indian protests, the execution of freedom fighters, and global revolutionary thought. From an early age, he embraced [[File:Antiimp.png]]'''anti-imperialism''' and [[File:Anti-Colonial.png]]'''anti-colonialism''', rejecting British rule and advocating for the complete sovereignty of India. His engagement with nationalist movements led him to adopt a more radical and systematic approach to resistance, culminating in acts of direct action and revolutionary propaganda aimed at mobilizing the masses.

Singh’s ideology combined elements of socialism and anarchism with Indian nationalist aspirations. He drew inspiration from [[File:AnMarx.png]]'''Marxism''', [[File:BakuninHeg.png]]'''Bakunin''', '''Lenin''', and [[File:Trot.png]]'''Trotsky''', which informed both his strategic methods and his vision of a post-colonial society. While deeply [[File:Socialist_Patriotism.png]]'''patriotic''' in his commitment to India’s independence, he rejected traditional hierarchies and feudal structures, advocating [[File:Antifeud.png]]'''anti-feudalism''' as a means of empowering peasants and workers. His belief in [[File:Republicanismpix.png]]'''republicanism''' emphasized democratic self-rule, civic equality, and the dismantling of oppressive institutions.

Bhagat Singh also positioned himself firmly against religious orthodoxy, promoting [[File:Secular.png]]'''secularism''' in the context of India’s multi-religious society. He sought to unite Indians across caste, class, and faith lines under a common revolutionary cause. His writings, including essays such as ''Why I Am an Atheist'', articulated a rationalist and secular vision, challenging both colonial authority and the social hierarchies that hindered collective liberation. Singh’s revolutionary philosophy was deeply [[File:Ultraprogressivism.png]]'''progressive''', advocating both immediate political change and long-term social transformation, reflecting a fusion of Indian nationalist aspirations with global socialist and anarchist ideas.


In the leaflet he threw in the Central Assembly on 8 April 1929, he stated: <blockquote>"It is easy to kill individuals but you cannot kill the ideas. Great empires crumbled, while the ideas survived."</blockquote>

Through his activism, including high-profile actions against colonial authorities and his subsequent execution in 1931, Singh became a symbol of uncompromising resistance. His vision integrated '''revolutionary progressivism''' with disciplined political strategy, combining armed struggle, mass mobilization, and ideological clarity. The coherence of his thought lies in its simultaneous embrace of '''anti-imperialism''', '''socialist principles''', and a rational, secular vision for an egalitarian and sovereign India.

===[[File:Cball-Iraq.png]] Iraq [[File:Abd al-Karim.png]]===

*[[File:Abd al-Karim.png]] '''Qasimism''' - Abd al-Karim Qasim was an Iraqi military man and prime minister after the overthrow of the monarchy and King Faisal II during the 14th of July revolution. He had a strong role in the February 14 revolution, in which he led military brigades that took the capital, killing the king, then killing and maiming the crown prince and prime minister, having a parade in the streets with both bodies, surviving only Princess Hiyam. After that, he took power in 1958 with Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i as president.

As prime minister, he instituted nationalism, instituted some liberal laws, such as women's rights, marriage and divorce, inheritance (interestingly) among others. He also instituted agrarian reform, ending the feudal structure and bringing about a distribution of land, also increasing spending on education. There was construction of houses for the poorest population, an attempt to balance the communist left and the nationalist right, with secularism and civic nationalism. Even with some improvements, he still used the military to violently suppress rebellions and sentenced those who participated in the Mosul rebellion in 1959 to death, in addition to some more fervent opponents accusing him of corruption. Iraq's relations with Iran and the West deteriorated, it refused to enter Nasser's United Arab Republic and strengthened ties with the Soviet Union. After not granting autonomy to the Kurds, generating the first Kurdish-Iraqi war, in which the Iraqi offensive against it ended up failing, having to make negotiations for Kurdish autonomy. Even though he had good relations with the Communists, he ended up purging them in 1960 after the Kirkuk massacre. He was overthrown after a Baath Party military coup in 1963, then being executed and his body exposed on television.

===[[File:Cball-Ireland.png]] Ireland===
Irish nationalism has been left-wing since its mainstream inception. Early nationalists during the 19th century such as the United Irishmen in the 1790s, Young Irelanders in the 1840s, Fenian Brotherhood in the 1880s, as well as Sinn Féin, and Fianna Fáil in the 1920s all styled themselves in various ways after French left-wing radicalism and republicanism. This combination of nationalism with left-wing positions was possible as the nation state they sought was envisaged against the backdrop of the more socially conservative and pluri-national state of the [[File:Cball-UK.png|link=https://polcompball.fandom.com/wiki/File:Cball-UK.png]] United Kingdom.

=== Mexico ===

==== [[File:Cardenas.png]] '''Cardenismo''' ====
'''Lázaro Cárdenas''' (1895–1970) served as president of Mexico from 1934 to 1940 and became the central figure behind the political tradition known as '''Cardenismo'''. His career unfolded during the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution, a period when the country was still attempting to stabilize its political system and address the social demands that had fueled the revolution. Cárdenas began his political life as a loyal supporter of the revolutionary establishment created by leaders such as Plutarco Elías Calles. During this early period, he rose through military and political ranks, serving as governor of the state of Michoacán and aligning himself with the dominant revolutionary political structure that Calles had constructed.

When Cárdenas assumed the presidency in 1934 under the banner of the ruling National Revolutionary Party, many observers expected him to remain subordinate to Calles, who continued to wield influence during the period often called the ''Maximato''. Instead, Cárdenas gradually consolidated power and [[File:AntiCallismo.png]]removed Calles from the political center, eventually forcing him into exile in 1936. This shift marked a decisive break with the previous leadership and reoriented the revolutionary government toward a more [[File:LeftSocauth.png]]socially transformative agenda. The consolidation of executive power under Cárdenas strengthened the political dominance of the [[File:SemiAuthPar.png]]revolutionary party system that would later evolve into the Institutional Revolutionary Party, establishing a durable framework in which one party remained the central vehicle of governance for decades.

Once firmly in control, Cárdenas initiated sweeping reforms aimed at fulfilling the social promises of the revolution. One of the most consequential policies was a massive [[File:Agsoc.png]]redistribution of land to rural communities. Millions of hectares were distributed to peasant collectives known as '''ejidos''', reshaping rural property relations and empowering agricultural communities across Mexico. These reforms were accompanied by government efforts to [[File:SyndieSam.png]]organize workers through officially recognized labor unions, strengthening the role of organized labor in national politics. Cárdenas also promoted programs aimed at expanding education and social welfare, while emphasizing the cultural and political recognition of Mexico’s [[File:Native.png]]Indigenous populations through policies that supported Indigenous languages, traditions, and rural development initiatives.

Cárdenas’s economic policies also placed a strong emphasis on [[File:EconNat.png]]national control of strategic resources. In 1938, his government carried out the historic expropriation of foreign-owned oil companies, leading to the creation of the state oil enterprise Petróleos Mexicanos. The move became one of the defining moments of his presidency, symbolizing [[File:EconPop.png]]national sovereignty over economic resources and generating widespread popular support. At the same time, Cárdenas attempted to maintain a degree of independence in international affairs, avoiding alignment with major power blocs while expressing sympathy for anti-fascist causes abroad. During the Spanish Civil War, Mexico under Cárdenas supported the exiled members of the [[File:Cball-2Spainrepub.png]]Second Spanish Republic and provided asylum to thousands of refugees fleeing the victory of Francisco Franco.

Another major international gesture came in 1937, when Cárdenas granted political asylum to the exiled Russian revolutionary [[File:Trot.png]]Leon Trotsky, who lived in Mexico until his assassination in 1940. This decision highlighted the government’s willingness to [[File:Anti-Stalin.png]]challenge dominant political currents within the global socialist movement and demonstrated Mexico’s role as a refuge for political exiles. Throughout the late 1930s, Cárdenas also worked to reduce the influence of the [[File:AntiMil.png]]military in civilian governance, placing increasing emphasis on mass organizations.

After leaving the presidency in 1940, Cárdenas remained an influential figure in Mexican public life, though he avoided dominating his successors. In later decades he expressed sympathy for various anti-colonial and socialist movements around the world. He spoke favorably of leaders such as [[File:Castro.png]]Fidel Castro and [[File:Hochi.png]]Ho Chi Minh, and he also showed admiration for the philosophical and humanitarian views of thinkers like [[File:BertrandRussel.png]]Bertrand Russell. Despite these sympathies, Cárdenas consistently emphasized that Mexico’s political path should remain distinct, rooted in the social ideals of the Mexican Revolution rather than imported ideological models.

The legacy of Cárdenas rests on his attempt to combine strong executive leadership with social transformation driven by organized workers and peasants. Through land redistribution, labor mobilization, resource nationalization, and cultural inclusion, his presidency reshaped Mexico’s political landscape and left a lasting imprint on the country’s institutions and national identity.

===[[File:Cball-Palestine.png]] Palestine [[File:Fatah.png]]===

*[[File:Fatah.png]] '''Fatah''' '''-''' Fatah is a Palestinian party that emerged in 1965 (actually it emerged in 1959, but as a movement, not a party), which preaches a [[File:Socdem.png]] [[Social Democracy|Social Democratic]] economy, [[File:Secular.png]] [[Secularism]] and [[File:Mil.png]] Militarism.

===[[File:JuanVelasco.png]] Peruanismo===
'''Peruanismo''' (Peruvianism), also known as '''Velasquismo''' (Velascoism), is a [[File:Soc-h.png]] left-wing ideology originally from [[File:Cball-Peru.png]] Peru, based on the thought of former Peruvian president Juan Velasco Alvarado (1910-1977), during the first phase (1968-1975) of the military dictatorship called "Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces" (1968-1980). This ideology arises with the October 3rd 1968 coup d'etat in Peru, ruling until August 29 1975, when another coup was done making Francisco Morales Bermúdez the ''de facto'' Peruvian president.

It believes in [[File:3P.png]] a political-economic system which would not be [[File:Cap.png]] capitalist neither [[File:ML.png]] communist, while often accused of ''de facto'' being pro-Soviet and [[File:Soc-h.png]] socialist-leaning; it's [[File:Developmentalism.png]] [[Protectionism|developmentalist]] and highly nationalist, with a strong state control over property and the creation of self-managed [[File:Marketsoc.png]] [[Market Socialism|socialist cooperatives]]. Culturally, it promotes [[File:Cball-Peru.png]] Peruvian culture even sometimes rejecting western culture. It's authoritarian and [[File:Strato-Antifurry.png]] militaristic, rejecting both armed revolutions and [[File:Dem.png]] multi-party elections; while it rejected political parties as a ruling method, ''de facto'' it established a one-party state with [[File:DemML.png]] [[Illiberal Democracy|SINAMOS]] (Sistema Nacional de Apoyo a la Movilización Social, "National System of Support for Social Mobilisation" in English) being ''de facto'' ruling party (while it was government agency rather than a proper political party). In foreign policy, it was neutral in the Cold War (while again ''de facto'' being somewhat pro-Soviet in foreign policy), and it supported other anti-imperialist movements in Latin America (like [[File:Allende.png]] [[Democratic Socialism|Allende's Chile]], [[File:OmarTorrijos.png]] [[Social Authoritarianism|Torrijos' Panama]], etc)

===[[File:Cball-UK.png]] Scotland [[File:Cball-Scotland.png]]===
The Scottish independence movement is mainly left-wing and is spearheaded by the [[File:UKSNP.png]] Scottish National Party, a party that has been centre-left since the 1970s. There are other political parties from the political left in favour of Scottish independence, namely the Scottish Greens, the Scottish Socialist Party and Solidarity. As well as the Alba Party which can be described as centre right on social issues but centre left on economic issues led by former first minister Alex Salmond over accusations from SNP over sexual abuse as well as the party's stance on transgenderism. 

====[[File:UKSNP.png]] [[Civic Nationalism|Scottish National Party]]====
The [[File:UKSNP.png]] Scottish National Party was created in 1934 as a merger between the Scottish and National Parties and by the Second World War was swiftly embroiled in controversy after prominent members supported collaborating with [[File:Nazi.png]] [[Nazism|Nazi Germany]] in order to secure Scottish independence from England. However these members were removed from the party or changed their views by the end of the war, but it wasn't until the 1960s that SNP adopted Scottish independence as their official platform before then the party was badly split over [[File:Fed.png]] [[Federalism|devolution]] vs [[File:Sep.png]] [[Separatism|independence]]. It also would not be until the 1980s that SNP adopted social democratic economics under the leadership of [[File:Socdem.png]] [[Social Democracy|William "Billy"]] [[Civic Nationalism|Wolfe]]. The party still has a very large socially conservative and even fiscally conservative wing as seen by the unsuccessful but powerful campaigns of [[File:Fiscon.png]] [[Fiscal Conservatism|Kate Forbes]] and [[File:Radfem.png]] [[Radical Feminism|Ash Regan]] in 2023 after the resignation of [[File:Libfem.png]] [[Liberal Feminism|Nicola Sturgeon]] however the socially and economically progressive wing of SNP is more powerful than the conservative wings with the election of [[File:EconProg.png]] [[Progressivism|Humza Yousaf]] over both women.

====[[File:ScotsGreens.png]] [[Eco-Nationalism|Scottish Greens]]====
The Scottish Greens became their own party, though closely linked, from the Green Party of the United Kingdom in 1990 when the Green party split itself into 3 different party for Northern Ireland, England and Wales, and Scotland. The Scottish Greens are the second largest nationalist party in Scotland after the SNP they have been in coalition with the SNP since 2021. They have a near identical policy to the progressive wing of SNP on economic and social matters but differ due to their focus on environmental affairs such as the Marine Protection Act which drew controversy among island communities due to its stringent regulations against small fishermen. As well as opposition to an independent Scotland joining NATO and opposing the SNP's plans of expanding two major motorways in Scotland.

====[[File:AlbaParty.png]] [[Conservative Socialism|Alba Party]]====
The Alba Party was formed after Alex Salmond resigned from SNP over allegations of sexual assault and the subsequent court case acquitting him of any crime. Salmond would then accuse Sturgeon's inner circle of plotting against him and criticised their approach to Scottish independence due to their support over transgender rights and focusing on more economic issues rather than independence, in his words, Salmond wishes to place full importance on Scottish independence and let economics and social policies take a backseat as well as believing that gender identification laws will harm women's rights and thus must not be implemented.

====[[File:Demsocstar.png]] [[Left-Wing Populism|Scottish]] [[Democratic Socialism|Socialist]] [[Republicanism|Party]]====
The Scottish Socialist Party is the smallest left wing Scottish nationalist party, it was formed after a decision to transform the socialist pressure group "Scottish Socialist Alliance" into a political party to attempt to rival Labour and SNP. They had their best to date, showing at the election of 2003 in Scotland when they won six seats however this was not repeated and all six seats were lost by the 2007 election. The Scottish Socialist Party has a broad manifesto detailing policies and pledges to further democratise Scotland and reverse any cuts to public spending and place utilities and public services entirely under government control while achieving independence from the United Kingdom. 
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====[[File:Leftnat.png]] [[Left-Wing Populism|Solidarity]] [[Republicanism|- Scotland's]] [[Conservative Socialism|Socialist Movement]]====
Solidarity was founded as a splinter group from the Scottish Socialist party in 2006  by Tommy Sheridan (the founder of SSP) while a majority of members of SSP (especially in Shetland) voted to remain in the SSP a not insignificant minority defected to this new party which was endorsed by various Trotskyist groups. However due to poor electoral performance the party merged entirely with Alba in 2021.


=== [[File:SovietPatriot.png]] '''Soviet Patriotism/Soviet Nationalism''' ===
'''Soviet Patriotism''' emerged as a form of political loyalty and ideological expression within the Soviet Union, emphasizing the defense and glorification of the state while integrating elements of socialist ideology and national identity. Its roots trace to the post-1917 consolidation of the Bolshevik regime, when Marxism-Leninism became the guiding framework of governance. Advocates of Soviet patriotism framed loyalty to the Soviet state as inseparable from the promotion of [[File:ML.png]]'''Marxism-Leninism''', viewing the USSR not only as a political entity but as the embodiment of the proletarian revolution and the global communist project. This alignment made the ideology both '''socialist in principle''' and '''patriotically oriented''', blending internationalist commitments with a distinctly Soviet national narrative.

The historical development of Soviet patriotism was closely linked to the creation of a [[File:ModCivCultNat.png]]'''new historical community''', uniting the diverse peoples of the USSR under the banners of socialist progress and state-directed modernization. Policies promoted [[File:ComMulticult.png]]'''multiculturalism''' in theory, granting nominal recognition to ethnic and national identities within the broader framework of Soviet identity. However, this multiculturalism was mediated through centralized control, creating tension between local traditions and overarching loyalty to the socialist state. 

Soviet patriotism was historically intertwined with [[File:ProlIntern.png]]'''proletarian internationalism''', the belief that solidarity among the working class transcended national boundaries. In practice, this meant promoting Soviet achievements and socialist solidarity abroad while cultivating loyalty at home. The approach frequently encouraged [[File:Socialist_Patriotism.png]]'''socialist patriotism''', which fused pride in the nation’s accomplishments with a commitment to Marxist-Leninist ideals. The tension between internationalist ideology and patriotic sentiment was particularly evident during periods of military conflict or ideological confrontation, such as the Second World War, when Soviet leaders invoked both class solidarity and national defense to mobilize the populace.

The ideological currents of Soviet patriotism also fostered [[File:PostSoviet.png]]'''Soviet nostalgia''' after the collapse of the USSR, as former citizens and sympathizers recalled the perceived social security, equality, and global prestige associated with the Soviet system. This nostalgic tendency reflects the enduring influence of Soviet patriotism as more than a political doctrine: it shaped identity, collective memory, and cultural frameworks that persisted long after the dissolution of the state. Throughout its evolution, Soviet patriotism served as a mechanism for integrating socialist ideology with a sense of historical continuity and communal belonging, balancing the ideals of internationalism with the realities of national pride.<br />
===[[File:Cball-Ukraine.png]] Ukraine [[File:SymonPetliura.png]][[File:Sosiura.png]][[File:Hrushevsky.png]][[File:Shevchenko.png]]===
====[[File:Shevchenko.png]] Shevchenkoism====
Taras Shevchenko was a famous Ukrainian poet and writer. Central motives of his masterpiece were [[File:Nation.png]] [[Nationalism|nationalism]], [[File:Patriotism.png]] [[Patriotism|patriotism]] and loyalty to his [[File:Cultural Nationalism.png]] [[Cultural Nationalism|culture]]. Shevchenko was born in a family of serfs. This fact explains the [[File:Nation.png]] [[Nationalism|nationalist]] and egalitarian tendencies of Shevchenko. 

His political views were [[File:Radlib.png]] [[Radicalism|radical]] and [[File:Republicanismpix.png]] [[Republicanism|pro-Republican]]. Shevchenko praised the [[File:Cball-Ukraine.png]] [[National Liberalism|Ukrainian nation]] and its will to independence. Despite his left-leaning positions, Shevchenko was [[File:Progconf.png]] [[Progressive Conservatism|culturally ambiguous]]. He said: 
{{Quote|quote="Learn from others, but don't shun your own"|speaker=[[File:Shevchenko.png]] Taras Shevchenko}}

Taras Shevchenko was ransomed from serfdom by Russian painter [[File:Merit.png]] [[Meritocracy|Karl Bryullov]]. Thereafter Shevchenko was sent into an exile and dead in Saint Petersburg.

Shevchenkoism is a [[File:Leftunity.png]] [[:Category:Left Unity|left-wing]] and culturally [[File:Cultcenter.png]] [[:Category:Cultural Center|culturally center]] to [[File:Rfrm.png]] [[:Category:Culturally Left|center-left]] ideology.