THE ROLE OF RUSSIA AND ENGLAND IN THE RISE OF GREEK NATIONALISM AND IN GREEK INDEPENDENCE

There are names given to the various era's of history: stone age, metal age, space age, an so forth. These names are given according to the changes taking place on earth, trying to understand their reasons and characteristics. For that reason, Leonard W. Cowie and Robert Wolfsan, two historians writing 19th century European history, entitled their books "Years of Nationalism, European History, 1815-1890.'" In fact this name is the most suitable to refer to the 19th century European history. Nationalism, from the end of the 18th century to the 19th centuryand to our day, even though its effect sometimes diminishes, is, especially in Europe and thereafter in all the world countries, the most important power affecting events. Many books have been written on the meaning of this concept. In this study, "Greek nationalism" is focused on and evaluated with regards to its very important and exemplary characteristics, its historical evolution among European nationalisms, and its consequences. As this is a very broad topic, this study focuses only on the influence of Russia and Britain in the creatimı and success of Greek nationalism.