The profession of country teacher is examined in the context of the demands of the nationalist movement during an escalation of relations between Poland and Ukraine in Galicia in the second part of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. Teachers in country schools, as the lowest link in intellectual structure, were obliged to participatate in the nationalist movement, andfulfill the function of intermediaries between the broad social strata and the country'e intellectual elite. These responsibilities often contradicted the educational role of a teacher, compelling him to seek a compromise between national and professional requirements. The teacher’s choice in favour of national duties often became a source of conflict between the school administration and the province's authorities.
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