The process of national and political consciousness formation of Galician peasants versus programs of the peasant parties on the turn of 19th century

Abstract

The article presents a process of formation of national and political consciousness of Galician peasants and collates its status with a program idea of peasant parties and famous individuals dealing with broadly understood peasant problems. The relation mentioned in the title of the article emphasizes the importance of evolution of peasants’ attitudes and their political representations as the two fac- tors which have a strong mutual effect. While discussing the process of national and political consciousness of the Galician peasants, the author tried to answer the following ąuestions: what factors had a decisive effect on national and political consciousness of the Galician peasants in the Austrian sector, how far did programs of the peasant parties reflect a State of the peasant consciousness and also an interest and needs of the villagers, what historical events influenced the relation of peasants to the politics and the State formation.