National League Liga Narodowa (Polish) | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1 April 1893 |
| Dissolved | 1927[1] |
| Ideology | National Democracy Corporatism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
National League (Polish:Liga Narodowa) was a conspirationalPolish organization active in all threepartitions. It was founded in April 1893 from the transformed Polish League. National League was the first organization of the nascentNational Democracy movement. Its main ideologues wereRoman Dmowski,Jan Ludwik Popławski andZygmunt Balicki.[2]
Its goals were formation of modern Polish nation and regaining of Polish statehood in the long run. It supported the idea of solidarity of all social classes in order to strengthen the national idea. National League, organizing mostly young intelligentsia,[3] aimed at mobilizing Polish youth and awakening Polish peasants to take active part in public life.[3] The organization was opposed to the idea ofclass struggle and the activities of national minorities in Poland. It published thePrzegląd Wszechpolski (The All-Poland Review) andPolak (The Pole) newspapers inLwów.
It was disbanded in 1927.[1]
