The Slav and the Czech
In this article Havlíček sharply opposed the idea of Slavic unity. For him, the Slavs were not a unified nation of different tribes and dialects, but a group of completely separate peoples with incompatible cultures. Havlíček considered the idea of Czechs belonging to a Russian state, which would provide protection against the German danger, to be a mortal threat. He blames the Russians (and the Poles) for wanting to bring smaller nations under their control and, in the spirit of Austro-Slavism, notes that reciprocity should only exist between those communities that cannot harm each other.
| Subject: | The 19th Century in Us |
| Author: | Havlíček, Karel |
| Title: | The Slav and the Czech |
| Date: | 12 March 1846 |
| Publisher: | Pražské noviny |
| Origin: | Karel Havlíček Collection |
| Licence: | Free license |
