On behalf of the emperor, on behalf of the fatherland: Finnish officers and soldiers of the Russian Imperial Life-Guard on the battlefields of Poland, 1831

"Jussi Jalonen's On Behalf of the Emperor, On Behalf of the Fatherland approaches the Russian suppression of the Polish Uprising in 1830-1831 from a new transnational perspective. The Russian mobilization involved people from the farthest reaches of the Empire, and one notable group was th...

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1. Verfasser: Jalonen, Jussi 1975- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston Brill [2015]
Schriftenreihe:History of warfare volume 105
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Zusammenfassung:"Jussi Jalonen's On Behalf of the Emperor, On Behalf of the Fatherland approaches the Russian suppression of the Polish Uprising in 1830-1831 from a new transnational perspective. The Russian mobilization involved people from the farthest reaches of the Empire, and one notable group was the Finnish Battalion of the Imperial Guard. For the Finnish elites, the war was a demonstration of loyalty to the Tsar, and the service of young Finnish gentlemen in the Russian Guards produced a sense of militarized patriotism. Relying on a rich variety of original sources, this study places the campaign in Poland in the context of the development of Finnish national awareness, providing a unique portrayal of 19th century war experience and nationalism"--Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-350) and index
Beschreibung:359 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9789004301184

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